Many people are frightened, the wildfire cannot burn out! 1000 simultaneous forest fires across Canada Capital | Northwest Region | Canada
Canada is experiencing the most severe forest fire invasion on record. Currently, over 1000 forest fires are occurring simultaneously across Canada. Due to the threat of forest fires spreading, the city of Kilona in British Columbia, western Canada, began evacuating some residents on the 18th local time. In addition, the local government of Yellowknife, the capital of Northwest Canada, has been urging local residents to evacuate since the 16th. However, due to insufficient transportation capacity and traffic congestion, some residents are still struggling to wait on the 18th.
On the early morning of the 18th, the city of Kilona, located on the east side of Lake Okanogen, declared a state of emergency. Some residents in the northern part of the city received instructions to evacuate, while others were under evacuation alerts and were told to "be prepared to leave home at any time.". The local fire captain said that he had never experienced such a large-scale forest fire before, and currently about 80 firefighters are working overnight to extinguish the fire. In addition, the West Kilona area located on the west side of Lake Okanogen has also declared a state of emergency, with over 2400 households receiving evacuation orders and another 4800 households in a state of constant evacuation. At 10 o'clock on the same day, the airspace around Kirona International Airport was closed to support aerial firefighting work.
In addition, the evacuation work in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest region of Canada, is also going through difficulties. On the 18th local time, as forest fires approached the city center of Yellowknife, thick smoke caused a decrease in visibility on the only accessible highway, and vehicles leaving the city had formed a long queue. Starting from the 17th, the flight capacity for evacuating residents of Yellowknife City has approached its limit, and weather factors have further increased the difficulty of evacuation. Many residents can only queue up in the rain, waiting for evacuation flights.
Teronsai, a resident of Yellowknife City: No one would have thought that the scale of the forest fire would be so large, which makes people feel a lot of pressure. Yellowknife and many others were scared. I have never seen such a thing before, and I never dared to speculate that such a thing would happen.
Due to the threat of forest fires, Yellowknife, the capital of Northwest Canada, has evacuated 95% of its residents
According to a report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the 18th local time, 19000 residents in the northwest capital of Yellowknife have been evacuated due to the threat of forest fires. Officials urge the remaining personnel to evacuate as soon as possible. Previously, the local government issued an evacuation order on the 16th, requiring approximately 20000 residents of Yellowknife to evacuate before noon on the 18th.
According to reports, due to weather conditions and corresponding firefighting efforts in the area, the fire has not spread widely in the past few days. However, considering the dry weather in the coming days, the threat of forest fires has not been relieved. There are currently over 200 forest fires in the Northwest region, accounting for about one-fifth of the total forest fires currently burning in Canada.
Nearly 5800 forest fires have occurred in Canada since the beginning of this year
Ottawa, August 18 (Xinhua) - In recent days, forest fires in western Canada have continued to spread, posing a threat to the safety of residents in the most severe provinces of British Columbia and the Northwest region, forcing them to evacuate urgently.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau stated on social media on the 18th that the federal government will continue to urgently mobilize resources to support the Northwest region and is ready to provide assistance to the Kilona region of British Columbia.
The city of Kirona, with a population of about 150000, declared a state of emergency early on the 18th due to wildfires approaching. The city of West Kilona, separated by a river, has previously declared a state of emergency. As of the morning of the 18th, about 2500 residents in West Kilona city need to be evacuated urgently, and another 4800 residents have been informed to be ready to leave home at any time.
In the northwest region of Canada, due to the uncontrolled fire, wildfires may spread to the capital city of Yellowknife this weekend. The northwest government urgently requested more than 20000 residents of Yellowknife and surrounding communities to evacuate to nearby Alberta and other areas before the 18th, but evacuation work is still ongoing.
According to data from the Canadian Interdepartmental Forest Fire Center, as of the 18th, there are still about 1000 wildfires burning across Canada, with over 380 located in British Columbia and over 230 in the northwest region. According to data from the center, there have been nearly 5800 forest fires in Canada so far this year. As of the 18th, the cumulative area of fire has reached 140000 square kilometers, continuously breaking Canada's historical record.
