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Forest Fire Aftermath - Canada

Society of Protection of Forests from Fire (SOPFEU) prevention agent Melanie Morin walks through an area of burned forest in the area surrounding Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Aftermath - Canada

Society of Protection of Forests from Fire (SOPFEU) prevention agent Melanie Morin walks through an area of burned forest in the area surrounding Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Aftermath - Canada

The damage from forest fires is seen behind SOPFEU liason Leon LeBlanc as he speaks with media during a tour of a fire damaged area near Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on May 28, 2023 in Saint David de Falardeau, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Laurent Silvani/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on May 28, 2023 in Saint David de Falardeau, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Laurent Silvani/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on May 28, 2023 in Saint David de Falardeau, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Laurent Silvani/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 4, 2023 in Baie Penicouane, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 3, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 3, 2023 in Sky Val d’Or, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Amelie Hebert/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 3, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 3, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 3, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 3, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Simon Masse/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Simon Masse/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Burning - Quebec

Handout picture, dated on June 2, 2023 in Chapais, Quebec, Canada. Members of SOPFEU, Société de Protection Des Forets Contre Le Feu, (Forest Fire Protection Company) fight forest fires burning in Quebec, Canada. With more than nine million hectares of land burnt, more than 20,000 residents evacuated and at least 400 fires still active, half of which are thought to be out of control, a series of staggering figures revealed on Wednesday by Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, show that the country is facing an unprecedented battle against raging forest fires. Ten new forest fires broke out in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of forest fires in the country so far this year to 2,405, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Handout Photo by Audrey Marcoux/SOPFEU/ABACAPRESS.COM