Roughly 25,000 people have evacuated from Jasper National Park as a wildfire ravages the area.
A fast-moving wildfire is ravaging the historic Canadian tourist town of Jasper and the surrounding national park, with an official from Alberta province saying it is still out of control.
Roughly 25,000 people have evacuated from Jasper National Park.
The scale of the damage is still unclear, but an official says 30 to 50 per cent of buildings in Jasper may have been destroyed.
The fire started during a lightning storm and was fuelled by powerful wind gusts in an area that had experienced drought.
Hundreds of firefighters from around the world are arriving to bolster the response efforts.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, meanwhile, says his government has approved a request for federal assistance.
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