Forest fire in Alberta, Canada have forced 30,000 people to leave their homes. Till Sunday evening, there was fire in the forests at 108 places. Of these, the situation in 31 places has been declared out of control.
This information was given by Kristi Tucker, Information Officer of Alberta’s Wild Fire Unit. He told that helicopters and air tankers are being used to extinguish the fire. People rescued from the area have been shifted to a safer place.
Emergency imposed in Alberta province
According to Christie, due to smoke and fire, it will be difficult to give information about the damage to the property right now. He said that now our aim is to save the lives of the people.
The danger of forest fire can be gauged from the fact that despite the rain, there was no effect on it. Erin Staunton, who works on the environment, said that this would have little effect on the fire. At the same time, emergency has been imposed in the entire state of Alberta to deal with the fire. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself is keeping an eye on this matter.
Alberta Premier Daniel Smith said that the fire has burnt an area of more than 3 lakh acres so far. The most affected area is being told Drayton Valley. Where the fire is spreading rapidly due to the winds blowing from 140 kilometers per hour.
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