Fire in Fort MacMurray
Posted:
Wed May 04, 2016 12:54 pmby Tigger
I don't know how much coverage this is getting outside of Canada. Major disaster--so far, miraculously, no fatalities. Town of 60,000 entirely evacuated.
http://globalnews.ca/news/2679438/this- ... 25638231=1More coverage here:
https://www.facebook.com/GlobalEdmonton/
Re: Fire in Fort MacMurray
Posted:
Wed May 04, 2016 1:20 pmby kimbottles
All over the news down here! Big deal. Hope they get it out soon.
Re: Fire in Fort MacMurray
Posted:
Wed May 04, 2016 1:22 pmby JoeP
Yes, it was on our national news last night. I hope everyone got out safely. It's a terrible tragedy. Does it normally get that dry there this early in the spring?
Re: Fire in Fort MacMurray
Posted:
Wed May 04, 2016 1:48 pmby Tigger
JoeP wrote:Yes, it was on our national news last night. I hope everyone got out safely. It's a terrible tragedy. Does it normally get that dry there this early in the spring?
No, this is unusual. Fort Mac is quite far north--same lat as Juneau, give or take.
Fire season also well underway in north eastern BC too.
http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/dmf-viewer/?s ... 2955244847
Re: Fire in Fort MacMurray
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2016 2:31 amby floating dutchman
Yep been on the news here, Doesn't look good.
Evacuating a town that size is amazing.
Re: Fire in Fort MacMurray
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2016 5:20 pmby Ish
Notice the deer crossing the road
towards the fire @ 1:33? I bet there's a lot of wildlife that didn't get away. Sucks big time.