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Canada's Niagara region declares state of emergency ahead of influx of eclipse viewers

Tourists take photos in front of Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada June 28, 2022. [Reuters]

Ontario's Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it prepares to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April.

The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be the first to touch the province since 1979, and Niagara Falls was declared by National Geographic to be one of the best places to see it.

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