In this file photo taken on July 11, 2021 and provided by the Oregon Department of Forestry, a firefighting tanker droping a retardant over the Grandview fire near Sisters, Oregon. Thousands of residents fled blazes in western Canada on July 21, 2021 with several hundred soldiers scheduled to deploy to fight this year's virulent and early fires, which are wreaking havoc across portions of western North America. HANDOUT / OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY / AFP
MANITOBA: Thousands of residents fled blazes in western Canada on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) with several hundred soldiers scheduled to deploy to fight this year's virulent and early fires, which are wreaking havoc across portions of Western North America.
