Helicopters began delivering supplies to a town in southern Newfoundland, which had been cut off from the rest of the island by two out-of-control wildfires.
The State Department of Transportation said late Monday night that the goods had been shipped to the Gulf region that day, including a large fish farm in the town of St Albans.
Two helicopters have also begun delivering supplies to the town of Harbor Breton and will continue to do so until the emergency is over, according to a news release.
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160 square kilometers has closed the only highway connecting the towns of Newfoundland's southern Conenaigle Peninsula to the rest of the state.
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Fires have been going on for more than two weeks, and the remote Bay Not opened since last Thursday morning.
Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair tweeted Monday night that his department will expand support for wildfire response and that more resources will be deployed "when the situation permits." said.
State officials said ferries would be dispatched from the town of Lewisport to bring supplies to the stranded town and move people out of the area. But the ferry - The Sound of Islay - has been delayed due to mechanical troubles, according to Monday night's news release.
The vessel is in St. Johns, the state capital, under repair, the release said.
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