Canadians across the country have been urgently warned to shelter inside away from thick, hazardous haze spreading across the country as wildfires rage.
Daily life for millions has almost come to a standstill and the smoky blanket billowing across the country is sending fine particulate matter as far away as North Carolina and forcing New York City to shut down.
Over the past six weeks, massive wildfires have spread across Canada, burning more than 3.3million hectares of land - an area 12 times the 10-year average for this time of year.
