FILIPINOS in northern and western Canada are being urged to contact their consulates after wildfires struck in two different areas.
The first advisory issued by the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver on its Facebook page on Saturday was on the wildfires at the Northwest Territories, where their territorial government declared a state of emergency on August 15, with the territorial capital city of Yellowknife, N'Dilo, Dettah, and Ingraham Trail being placed under evacuation orders because of the wildfires in the area.
'Filipinos affected by the wildfires in the Northwest Territories are kindly advised to contact the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver or the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary to report their status and for the provision of any necessary assistance,' the Vancouver consulate announced.Meanwhile, the Okanagan region in the province of British Columbia was also placed under evacuation orders, with the city of Kelowna under a state of emergency.
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