Canadian wildfires prompt air-quality alerts across five US states

Smoke rises from a wildfire near Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada, on 27 May. Photograph: Manitoba Government/Reuters

Smoke from wildfires in Canada is spreading across multiple states in the US including the eastern seaboard, prompting multiple states to issue air-quality alerts.

The poor air quality stretching across the US came as a result of dozens of wildfires burning across Canada as the country’s annual wildfire season roars into destructive action.