Canada wildfires: Winds push fires away fromoil hub after residents flee homes | BBC News

Thousands of people in western Canada are facing thewrath of wildfires this week amid severe drought.

Some six thousand people were told to evacuate FortMcMurray, Alberta, where 90,000 residents wereforced to flee during the 2016 wildfires.

More than 3,000 others were ordered to leave FortNelson, British Columbia, where a fire is burning 2.5km (1.5 miles) from the town.

Shifting winds are now expected to push wildfiresaway from Canada's major oil producing region.