Thais safe from wildfires

Thai nationals in both Canada and Greece, countries battling wildfires, are safe, and officials have been closely monitoring the situation to give assistance, according to the Foreign Ministry.

Kanchana Patarachoke, the ministry’s spokeswoman, said all Thais affected by the blazes have been safely evacuated.

She said authorities have been in contact with the Thai communities in both countries and advised them to cooperate with local authorities and closely monitor information.

Ms Kanchana said wildfires, which have ravaged 250,000 rai and killed 18 people in Athens and Canada, are spreading in several areas in the western part of Canada, where people have been told to leave.

Ms Kanchana said that one Thai who lives in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, has been safely evacuated to Calgary.