Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston along with Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR) and other officials is expected to provide an update on the wildfires in Nova Scotia.

Fire crews are at work trying to contain two massive wildfires burning out of control, destroying homes and displacing thousands of people.

A 788-hectare wildfire in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains area, about a 30-minute drive from downtown Halifax, broke out Sunday afternoon. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place in a number of neighbourhoods, impacting more than 16,400 residents.

In the southwestern part of the province, another fire in Shelburne County was last measured at around 6,270 hectares and more than 400 homes have been evacuated. That number is expected to grow as the fire continues to spread.

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