Rains help firefighters battle blazes in Canada’s Jasper National Park

Flames and smoke rise from a burning wildfire, as seen from a highway, in Jasper, Alberta, Canada [Donald Schroll/via Reuters]

A wildfire that destroyed about a third of the western Canadian town of Jasper is still out of control but rain and cooler conditions are helping firefighters, authorities said.

The town of Jasper is in Alberta’s mountainous Jasper National Park, a major tourist attraction. The town and park, which draw more than two million tourists a year, were evacuated on Monday.