![]() ![]() ![]() He added that the light rain that fell Saturday on some areas plagued by wildfires was "nothing significant" but could be enough to help prevent the blazes from progressing. "We are making good progress," Stéphane Caron, a spokesperson for the province's fire prevention agency, Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), said in an interview on Radio-Canada's D'abord l'info on Sunday. More than 730,000 hectares of land south of the northern zone have burned so far. ![]() "With the resources we got from France and New Brunswick, the situation is more safe," but authorities are not yet ready for residents to return home, since they are waiting for more precipitation to put out the fires, Blanchette Vézina said. The fires near Chibougamau, Lebel-sur-Quévillon and Normétal will be prioritized, she said. There are currently 116 active fires in Quebec, including 39 that are out of control - fewer uncontrolled fires than Saturday, Natural Resources and Forests Minister Maïté Blanchette Vézina told a news conference on Sunday morning. Visit The Weather Network's wildfire hub to keep up with the latest on the active start to wildfire season across Canada.įirefighting crews are switching to an offensive mode as they battle wildfires scorching forests mainly in northern and western parts of Quebec. ![]()
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