Canada's main oil-producing province of Alberta is bracing for another hot and dry weekend, with warnings of more intense wildfires after a week of volatile weather forced thousands to evacuate homes and shuttered energy production.
Authorities in at least one fire-ravaged area said Saturday they had already seen an increase in fire activity and were expecting more. Residents forced to evacuate early this month say they are frustrated with the indefinite displacement.
By Friday afternoon, 74 fires were burning across Alberta, 20 considered to be out of control, with about 16,500 evacuees. "It will take much more than a few scattered showers to change the wildfire situation," Blair said at the briefing. The Canadian army is helping with firefighting and recovery efforts in the province, where a state of emergency has been in place since May 6.
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