"Wildfires Force Evacuations and Cause Melting Cars in Canada's North"

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"Wildfires Force Evacuations and Cause Melting Cars in Canada's North"
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Thousands of people in Canada's Northwest Territories are under evacuation orders as wildfires threaten the capital city of Yellowknife and other communities. The fires have already destroyed one remote community and are expected to reach Yellowknife by the weekend. One evacuee reported her car melting as they fled through embers. The Northwest Territories has declared a state of emergency as it battles over 200 wildfires. Canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record, with experts attributing it to a warmer and drier spring due to climate change.

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