Canada wildfires slow allowing evacuees to return, but hot, dry weather coming

By Agence France-Presse

May 10, 2023 10:26 am

ENTWISTLE, Canada: Cooler temperatures and light rain brought relief that allowed some wildfire evacuees to return home in Canada's Alberta province on Tuesday, but several blazes were still out of control and a coming sharp rise in the mercury could set back efforts to tame the fires.

Property owner Adam Norris surveys the damage at his home outside the town of Drayton, Alberta, on, May 08 2023. Canada struggled on Monday to control wildfires that have forced thousands to flee, halted oil production and threaten to raze towns, with the western province of Alberta calling for federal help. Photo by Walter Tychnowicz / AFP

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