Niagara region declares state of emergency out of caution ahead of rare eclipse


FILE PHOTO: Tourist take photos in front of Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Niagara region has proactively declared a state of emergency ahead of a rare total solar eclipse on April 8 that is expected to gather massive crowds to areas in and around the region's popular waterfalls.

The Niagara region said in a statement on Thursday that Regional Chair Jim Bradley had declared a state of emergency "out of an abundance of caution."

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