In the province of British Colombia and the northwestern Arctic part of Canada (northwestern territories of Canada), the fight against forest fires and the evacuation of the population.
British Colombia Prime Minister David Eby announced the rapid spread of a fire over the past day and a deterioration in the situation.
“Due to a rapidly worsening situation, a state of emergency was announced,” Ebi said.
Emergency Minister of Emergency Situations of British Colombia Bowinn Ma said that 20 thousand inhabitants of the region were called to prepare for possible evacuation.
The ongoing forest fires in the northwestern Arctic part of Canada approached the capital of Yellow-Af, as a result of which there was almost no one left due to evacuation.
The authorities of the region reported that about 19 thousand people were evacuated in less than 48 hours. Only 2600 persons remain in the region.
As of August 16, it was reported that 1067 forest fires continued to rage in Canada. This year, an area of 21 thousand square kilometers was burned out in the country.