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Alberta wildfires, in photos
May's wildfire activity has been particularly severe in Alberta.
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate following days of active wildfires in central and northern Alberta, with many of those blazes burning out of control. Photos have been pouring into The Weather Network website detailing the situation.
Some of the wildfire smoke has already made its way into Ontario, and is expected to continue pushing farther into Eastern Canada this week.
Here's a look at the Alberta wildfires, in photos.
![UGC/Triss: Drayton Valley Wildfire. Alberta, May 5, 2023.](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/2MDnXSDTKM2KRhiPWBtrUI/e4484a62f44cec8634b73fcc87b9c1f1/Screen_Shot_2023-05-10_at_2.56.05_PM.png?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
Drayton Valley Wildfire, Alta. May 5. (Triss/Submitted)
![Hazy skies/April Walker/TWN](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/3fuuu8C0smBLVyc9LIc453/0d119db4d7f9ff86f60b27bfcbd62c33/unnamed.jpeg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
Hazy skies in Ontario. (April Walker/The Weather Network)
![Smoky skies/Nathan Howes/TWN](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/DxjCn9bujoBHAZmfRTkv4/a7d1f28c68e0dd5dfce545008d163d8d/FvuID0wXwAEEqoB.jpeg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
Orillia, Ont. (Nathan Howes/The Weather Network)
![Edson, Alberta wildfire/Submitted](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/3nRrZZLBV32GeaSQRmxiMk/5f9bda973d4535bd88bc900eae7cc644/Brett.jpeg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
The smoke seen here is from the wildfires raging 30 km southeast of Edson, Alta. (Brett/Submitted)
![Alberta skies wildfire/Jan/Submitted](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/1AQW07sX7LOJSYcUe6T3CM/a8f4a42c80d2d9aa3739290f59259141/jan.jpeg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
Sun setting in wildfire near Entwistle, Alta. (Jan/Submitted)
![36704440_UGC_AB_FIRE_Courtesy_Stephanie](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/1Kvq8xZ6e2lJ4RiTMO8R1x/c3f6d413dfb1754aa9a457a546cd9593/36704440_source.jpeg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
Red skies in Grande Prairie on May 5 as fires inch closer to the community (Stephanie/Submitted)
![36704456 UGC AB fire courtesy Soshi S.](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/6zYjH5OxQ6xaaJ9bAZtYWP/6d365f4c0a887d664f30fb8d11727ced/36704456_source.jpeg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
An aerial shot of smoke filling the skies in over Grande Prairie on May 5 (Shoshi S./Submitted)
![36704580 UGC AB fire courtesy James Lawrence](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/1MJI6Yw46cIYAVHVTpFlA5/ca467468fcde92a1d8ae0ad0f164c4d2/36704580_source.jpeg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
Fires illuminate the sky in Harmon Valley, Alberta on May 6 (James Lawrence/Submitted)
![36705018 UGC AB wildfire Triss Carlson](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/30canLouWFsU8b5putxFLa/b3071aeca17eb677d10a0208b80f44ca/36705018_source.jpeg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
As seen in Brazeau County on May 6 (Triss Carlson/Submitted)
![36704014 UGC Alberta wildfire courtesy Raegan Hrywkiw](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/6P6s4qA8Wp6MliKGKDQvZ5/a718b807e6b90a89e3d58b01ca00ad2c/36704014_source.jpeg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
Plumes of smoke in Brazeau County on May 4 (Raegan Hrywkiw/Submitted)
![UGC - aurora wildfire](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/4HKNLZfDBn0PHGK4ebICmj/4e363b3d1c509cd681375b14e2309fc7/UGC_-_aurora_wildfire.jpg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
Photo of auroras amid the wildfires by Highway 21 and 14 in Edmonton on May 6 (Wilson Maldaner/Submitted)
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