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Alberta wildfire

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 5 May 2016 20:36

they definitely do need all the help they can get ..........

............ the weather is not improving, and therefore the fire situation is continuing to be dire.

BC is the next province to the west of Alberta ............ and is in the same situation re dryness and weather conditions. In fact, they have so many fires themselves that they cannot spare any fire fighters to go help the Fort Mac ones.

It has been a very dry spring, and the snow pack was once again low in BC and Alberta .......... consequently the fire season has started early. Both provinces had wild fires as early as the beginning of April. It's usually May.

BC has had 203 wild fires so far this year since April 1, vs 93 in the same period last year ............... and last year was one of the worst on record.


But Fort Mac is the largest city to have to be completely evacuated in recent years.

88,000 people trying to flee along the one and only highway is beyond comprehension!


To answer Pat's question ................... I don't think we have any members that far north in Alberta. We do, or did, have a couple who lived in northern BC, but they are not so far as I know in the current danger area there.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Caroline

Caroline Report 5 May 2016 18:59

Looks awful can't even begin to think how we'd cope in the same circumstances. Just made a donation to the Canadian red cross they'll need all the help they can get in Alberta.

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 5 May 2016 16:51

So scary to see, we are so lucky living here.

Hoping the residents got to safety.

Rambling

Rambling Report 5 May 2016 16:29

Frightening to see how close the fire was to the fleeing residents in cars, just hope the weather changes in favour of the fire services.

Researching:

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 5 May 2016 16:13

Thinking of our Canadian friends. Hope none are caught up in this horrendous fire.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36215046

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

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