French President Sending 100 Firefighters to Fight Quebec Wildfires

Smoke rises from burning trees near Chapais in Northern Quebec on June 2, 2023. Handout: SOPFEU Prevention and Communications-Audrey Marcoux/The Canadian Press

As thousands of Quebec residents evacuated due to the more than 150 wildfires over the weekend, French President Emmanuel Macron said his country will send 100 firefighters to help.

“Canadian friends, reinforcements are coming,” he said in a June 4 tweet in French.