Saskatchewan wildfires have forced 15,000 evacuations and counting: premier [Video]

As Manitoba grapples with wildfires that have forced more than 17,000 people from their homes, the premier of Saskatchewan said Tuesday the situation is becoming just as dire in his province.

Scott Moe said upwards of 15,000 in Saskatchewan have had to leave their communities and more are likely in the coming days.

“We didn’t have a very good day yesterday, with the weather the way it was, where the fires are and just how aggressive they are as they bear down on communities,” he told reporters at a wildfire update in Prince Albert, Sask.

“We’re probably approaching in the neighbourhood of 15,000 people that have been evacuated across the province and being supported in communities throughout Saskatchewan, and more families are leaving their homes as we speak.”

Moe said the biggest destruction has been in places like the northern village of Denare Beach, where some family homes have been lost.

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