A raging forest fire in Alberta, covering over 300 square miles, has destroyed whole areas of Fort McMurray, causing Canadian authorities to evacuate some 90,000 citizens.
According to the BBC, a 1,500 vehicle convoy of evacuees heading south to Edmonton and Calgary has had to be suspended due to 200 foot high flames on either side of the highway.
Scenes from the fire are apocalyptic and the RCMP estimates it will take another 4 days to evacuate people from the threatened area.
Say a prayer for Alberta; ask for rain.
LSP
6 comments:
I thought it was constant rain and snow up there.
It's a crisis of Biblical proportions. Serious business.
It really is. No rain for a few months, apparently, and everything went up. Bad time to be on the oil patch...
My God, this is really bad. I had no idea. Thanks for the photos and post, LSP!
We've all been distracted by the prospect of Hillary finally facing justice, hopefully, please. But the Alberta fire's really serious.
I know that your family is up there. I hope that they haven't had to evacuate.
Thanks for asking -- they're in Calgary, which isn't threatened, thank God.
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