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1. Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada.
   2024-05-16 02:42:39 (First version)
2. Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
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