Fires threaten to engulf Canadian city
- 8 years ago
Wildfires are threatening to engulf the remote city of Fort McMurray in western Canada.
One neighbourhood of the city has already been destroyed. Local authorities say others have been badly damaged.
Hot, dry winds have been forecast and the fear is they could fan the flames further.
Nine air tankers, more than a dozen helicopters and around 150 firefighters are on the scene.
The province of Alberta has asked for help to bring the blaze under control.
What about the residents?
UPDATED: Whole neighbourhoods destroyed by raging forest fire in Fort McMurray https://t.co/SJojqyvvsv pic.twitter.com/bMfbnHTvAY— CP24 (@CP24) May 4, 2016
The regional government has ordered all 80,000 residents to evacuate the city.
An estimated 44,000 had fled by late on Tuesday.
Thinking of my friends in the Great White North. #Wildfire destroys homes in Fort McMurray; 80,000 ordered evacuated https://t.co/mSPiZZSaZ4— Smokey Bear (@smokey_bear) May 4, 2016
8,000 are at a reception cen
One neighbourhood of the city has already been destroyed. Local authorities say others have been badly damaged.
Hot, dry winds have been forecast and the fear is they could fan the flames further.
Nine air tankers, more than a dozen helicopters and around 150 firefighters are on the scene.
The province of Alberta has asked for help to bring the blaze under control.
What about the residents?
UPDATED: Whole neighbourhoods destroyed by raging forest fire in Fort McMurray https://t.co/SJojqyvvsv pic.twitter.com/bMfbnHTvAY— CP24 (@CP24) May 4, 2016
The regional government has ordered all 80,000 residents to evacuate the city.
An estimated 44,000 had fled by late on Tuesday.
Thinking of my friends in the Great White North. #Wildfire destroys homes in Fort McMurray; 80,000 ordered evacuated https://t.co/mSPiZZSaZ4— Smokey Bear (@smokey_bear) May 4, 2016
8,000 are at a reception cen