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Telecommunications in the small N.W.T community of Kakisa were restored Thursday after services were disrupted for about a week due to the wildfires that have blazed through the territory. Then, a short time later, services there and in several other communities went down again.
The Northwest Territories government turned its attention to the community of Hay River on Friday as a raging wildfire led to extreme fire behaviour in the region and forced the evacuation of all remaining people, except for firefighters, in the town.
Shelf-stable milk and crackers are among all that's left in some N.W.T. grocery stores located outside of the capital city. Wildfires have interrupted supply chains by closing highways and limiting flights out of the Yellowknife airport.
The N.W.T. government says it's working to ensure food and other key goods keep flowing to remote communities amid the ongoing wildfires and evacuations of key regional hubs.
Northwest Territories officials said on Friday evening that more than 19,000 people have fled from Yellowknife due to wildfires and urged those who remain to join the evacuation efforts.