Thousands fleeing Manitoba wildfires to take refuge in Winnipeg rec centres, soccer fields | Unpublished
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Author: Steve Lambert
Publication Date: May 29, 2025 - 14:50

Thousands fleeing Manitoba wildfires to take refuge in Winnipeg rec centres, soccer fields

May 29, 2025
Winnipeg has opened its doors to thousands of evacuees fleeing crippling wildfires that have prompted a provincewide state of emergency in Manitoba.The fires have forced 17,000 people from their homes in remote communities and First Nations, including 6,000 in and around the city of Flin Flon.


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