Wildfires are taking hold of the Northwest Territories and the Canadian military has sent troops to help.

There are 236 wildfires covering over 2126254 Ha.

Two new fires have popped up in the last 24 hours, one just north of Long Lake

Many have been evacuated including those in the region of South Slave, Beaufort-Delta and Jean Marie River as well as areas of Yellowknife with fire coming within 20km of the city.

Their Territories’ Facebook page has all the updated information, here.