Red Cross helping Sask. wildfire evacuees [Video]

The Canadian Red Cross is assisting with evacuee registration and providing meals and emergency accommodations for Saskatchewan residents fleeing wildfires.

“It’s been hard to find places for people with so many people evacuating [communities] all at one,” said Luc Mullinder, Canadian Red Cross vice-president for Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nunavut, in an CBC News Network interview.

“We’re working with a number of organizations that are trying to help people from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In a really bad situation it has been refreshing to hear from all of the organizations reaching out.”

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Evacuees can also register with the Canadian Red Cross on its website, which also has information for people looking to donate to a relief fund established specifically for Saskatchewan and Manitoba evacuees.

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