Sunday, May 8, 2016

Canada fire continues to grow on seventh day

A wildfire ripping through Canada's oil sands region blazed for a seventh day as officials warned almost 100,000 people who fled the area that they would not be returning home soon.

The fire, which started last Sunday near the town of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, spread so quickly that the town's 88,000 inhabitants barely had time to leave.

Large parts of the town have been completely destroyed.

Officials said that, even though the fire had largely pushed through Fort McMurray and was heading quickly northeast through dry boreal forests, the town was still too dangerous to enter.

"Within the community itself I expect over the next coming month or two that they're going to be able to get a very good handle on the fire situation," Alberta wildfire prevention chief Chad Morrison told reporters on Saturday.

Thousands of evacuees are camped out in nearby towns but stand little chance of returning soon....http://www.rte.ie/news/world/2016/0508/786920-canada-wildfire/
8/5/16
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  1. Signs of optimism in Canadian wildfire battle...

    Favourable weather conditions have helped firefighters battling one of Canada’s most destructive wildfires in recent memory.

    Canadian officials showed some optimism that they were beginning to get on top of the wildfire as winds took the flames southeast, away from Fort McMurray.

    There was still no timeline, however, for getting Fort McMurray's 88,000 inhabitants back into what remains of their town, or when energy companies would be able to restart operations at evacuated sites nearby.....http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0509/787086-canada-wildfire/
    9/5/16

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