7 days ago
Rain helping with wildfire fight in northern Manitoba
Recent rain in northern Manitoba is having an impact on wildfire fighting efforts in northern Manitoba.
According to a post on the City of Thompson's Facebook page, the region received three to 10 millimetres of rain. Crews are currently working to extinguish hot spots.
'A low pressure system is expected to arrive on Thursday and will bring additional precipitation and high relative humidity,' the city said on Facebook.
The largest fire near Thompson is located roughly 14 kilometres from the city, is approximately 18,365 hectares in size and still considered out of control. The city said the east and south-central regions of the fire have had reduced activity due to the rain.
Crews from Quebec arrived Monday to help battle the fire.
Snow Lake council to discuss possible re-entry
Meanwhile in Snow Lake, members of town council have returned to the community on Monday and will be meeting Tuesday night with the Manitoba Wildfire Service and the emergency management office. The meeting will focus on current wildfire conditions and estimated timelines for re-entry.
The town has been under a mandatory evacuation due to a wildfire that is approximately 57,765 hectares and out of control.
According to Tuesday's update, elevated winds reactivated some sections of the fire, but the fire was in areas already in identified containment zones, and have not threatened priority lines.
The town said there is a potential for scattered showers to help with suppression efforts, but added a low-pressure system in the next few days could bring strong winds and direction changes that could make conditions challenging.
