Canada wildfires: huge queues on highway as thousands evacuate oil town – video - News Summed Up

Canada wildfires: huge queues on highway as thousands evacuate oil town – video


Footage on social media showed roads full of cars evacuating the suburbs of Fort McMurray in the western Canadian province of Alberta. A growing blaze threatened the city and its surroundings, which experienced devastating fires in 2016. Local officials have ordered thousands to evacuate as the fire grows in size and strength, with winds fanning the flames. Smoke columns are developing and the skies are covered in smoke. Firefighters have been pulled from the fire line for safety reasons,' Josee St-Onge of Alberta Wildfire told reporters


Source: The Guardian May 17, 2024 09:33 UTC



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