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Canada sees about 7,500 wildfires burn more than 2.5 million hectares of forest – about half the size of Nova Scotia – every year and that amount is projected to double by 2050.
Preliminary estimates suggest around 200 homes or structures have been damaged by a devastating wildfire burning near Halifax, which have forced thousands to evacuate.
An estimated 200 structures have been destroyed by the wildfire so far that's burning in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains areas of Halifax, including 150 homes.
A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for parts of Bedford, N.S., just outside Halifax, due to a wildfire and potential ammonia leak.
A local state of emergency has been declared for the communities affected by a forest fire which continues to rage near Halifax, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.