Total solar eclipse
The 2017 total solar eclipse at 100% totality.
  • Canada's Niagara region has declared a 'state of emergency' ahead of the solar eclipse on April 8.
  • The Niagara Falls is expecting 1 million visitors on that single day.
  • Niagara sits on the eclipse's path of totality making it the best place to observe the phenomenon.

Canada's Niagara region has declared a state of emergency in preparation for some one million tourists who are expected to descend on the area to witness the upcoming total solar eclipse.

Niagara Falls, situated on the US-Canadian border, is along the path of totality for the eclipse. It will be one of the best places to witness the rare event on April 8.