Forest fire centre declares 2023 already worst year ever for Canadian wildfires

📆 2023-06-27 12:45 AM

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📆 2023-06-27 12:45 AM
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Canada surpassed the record for area burned by wildfires in a single year Monday as hundreds of fires continued to blaze

Currently there are 490 fires burning nationally, with 255 of them considered to be out of control.

However, he said heavy rain and some wind is expected in the most affected parts of the province in the coming days, which should allow operations to resume “almost normally.” “Again yesterday, the lack of visibility for our aircraft had an impact on fire suppression operations” at the Lebel-sur-Quevillon fire, the agency wrote on its Facebook page. “We did some tests, but no plane or helicopter could complete a mission due to the dense smoke.”Article content

“The dryness index is 100, the highest that can be recorded, and the intensity of the fire is really high,” read one of a series of posts on the community’s Facebook page. In a video update late Sunday, Chief Irene Neeposh asked residents who remained in the community to keep their children inside, keep their doors and windows closed and wear a proper-fitting mask while outside.

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