Hundreds of vulnerable residents in northern Manitoba, including dozens living in a personal care home, are still waiting to be evacuated as smoke from multiple nearby wildfires shrouds Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.

The First Nation declared a state of emergency on Sunday afternoon due to heavy smoke from the surrounding fires. As of Tuesday night, an evacuation order had not yet been issued, but the community is trying to get its more vulnerable residents out due to the smoke.

"On Sunday, smoke i…