Residents flee as wildfire approaches capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was expected to convene an urgent meeting with ministers and senior officials on Thursday to discuss the evacuation.

People without vehicles line up to register for a flight to Calgary, Alberta, in Yellowknife (Bill Braden/The Canadian Press via AP)

Residents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories have begun fleeing an approaching wildfire in long convoys while air evacuations were underway for those who could not leave by road.

It is the latest chapter in Canada’s worst fire season on record.