Canada wildfires burn over 10 million hectares this year

The dire situation has shifted across the country in recent months: In May, at the beginning of the wildfire season, Alberta in the west was the center of attention, with unprecedented blazes.

French and Quebec firefighters battle wildfires in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, more than 650kms (400 miles) north of Montreal. (AFP/DGSCGC)