Canada wildfire: Car 'began melting' as family evacuated north

[riversedge]

Source: bbc news





Published 3 hours ago

Vehicles leave Yellowknife on the only highway in or out of the city after a state of emergency was declared due to the proximity of a wildfire, in Yellowknife, Northwest TerritoriesImage source, Reuters

By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto



Wildfire is bearing down on the capital city of Canada's Northwest Territories, with thousands of people under evacuation orders.

The conflagration - which has already razed one remote community - could reach the city of Yellowknife by the weekend, say officials.

Another fire is threatening the community of Hay River.
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The Northwest Territories declared a state of emergency late on Tuesday as it battles more than 200 wildfires.

Hay River Mayor Kandis Jameson estimated that about 500 people were still in the community of some 3,500 people as of Tuesday despite an evacuation notice issued for the town over the weekend.........................

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66526554

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Military airlifts hundreds to safety from fires in Northwest Territories

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66514058



Published

11 hours ago



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[Botany]

1. Oh for the love of dog this is terrorizing

Yellowknife and Hay River are areas that are under snow > 6 months out of the year
and the ground should be wet the rest of the year and now these lands are burning?

We are looking at bleak times ahead.

[applegrove]

2. Same thing happening in Russia's boreal forests. A space the size

of Alabama has burnt in Canada this year. The boreal forest are in danger of becoming carbon emitters, not sinks.

[riversedge]

3. In one of the articles a man described walking on the grass as walking on glass-so brittle it breaks

[H2O Man]

4. Recommended.

Scary, depressing, and essential for people to really think about.

[Hekate]

5. This

[love_katz]

6. Kicking for visibility.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

7. The military is used quickly without any fuss. Providing security...of life...Good lesson.

Another as we speak giant military expenditure near NK….to….scare someone?…in the pacific…too bad it’s another quarter of a world away. Redeploy! Your protected persons need…help! Over near another shore!

It’s ridiculous how the military is used, and not used.