This is Swift Crescent in Jasper, Alta., in a photo released by Parks Canada on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.
Some Jasper, Alta., evacuees could load on busses as early as Sunday to see for the first time the devastation wrought by an immense wildfire, government officials said Saturday.Officials estimated about one third of all buildings in Jasper, Alta., were destroyed by a large wildfire that ripped through the town more than a week ago. Some Jasper, Alta.
Provincial emergency officials hosted a virtual news conference Saturday afternoon, during which they announced those tours would begin Sunday if fire conditions allow. The map and the list were based on what was visible from the street. Further damage assessments would have to be conducted to determine the full toll of the wildfire, which officials described as a monster, its flames reaching more than 100 metres high when it hit Jasper the evening of July 24.
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