The fire has already spread to 29 thousand hectares.
Evacuation due to forest fires started in the Pacific canadian province of British Columbia.
Forests are burning in the North and North-East region, near the major city of Fort St. John and Indian settlement Blyuberri river. In safe areas have already left about 1 thousand people. The total area of fires in British Columbia is about 30 thousand hectares. it is Reported that the fire could spread to the North-Western part of the neighboring province of Alberta.
In northeast Alberta last Sunday also burn forests. Tuesday from-for a strong wind the fires began to spread rapidly. As a result, from 3 may in the area were evacuated for about 90 thousand people. Most affected city of Fort McMurray, where according to official data burned about 1.6 million homes. All of the city’s population – more than 80 thousand people left it. According to the latest data, in extinguishing the fire involved more than 1.1 million firefighters, 22 aircraft and helicopters 145. The damage from the fires, according to preliminary estimates, amounted to $ 9 billion ($7.8 billion).
May 4 in the region introduced a state of emergency. The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau ordered to send the planes and helicopters of the air force, as well as troops in Fort McMurray to assist in the elimination of fires. According to the latest data, the fire area exceeds 100 thousand hectares.
