Ottawa, June 4 -- More than 25,000 people have been forced to evacuate from wildfires in Canada, local media reported on Tuesday.
According to the reports, more than 9,000 people have been evacuated from northern Saskatchewan, as the province's premier Scott Moe said the number could reach 15,000 in the coming days.
The Saskatchewan government declared a 30-day provincial state of emergency last week, while neighboring Manitoba did the same and issued mandatory evacuation orders for approximately 17,000 people.
More than 14,300 people have registered with the Canadian Red Cross as evacuees from the wildfires throughout Manitoba as of June 2, according to the province's fire bulletin published on Tuesday.
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