An aerial image showing the magnitude of the fire burning in Shelburne County, N.S. is shown in a Wednesday, May 31, 2023 handout photo. Air quality statements have been issued by Environment Canada in Nova Scotia as wildfires continue burning in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Communications Nova Scotia **MANDATORY CREDIT**

By Canadian Press

International firefighters set to arrive in Canada

Jun 3, 2023 | 1:44 PM

Hundreds of firefighters from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the United States are set to arrive in Canada over the next two weeks.

There are already more than 500 international firefighters, incident commanders and other workers in Alberta, and another 101 just arrived from the U-S.

The Canada Interagency Forest Fire Centre says there were 324 fires burning across the country as of Friday afternoon, and 167 were considered out of control.

More than 27-thousand square kilometres of land has burned in Canada over the last two months. (The Canadian Press)