6,600 people in Canada evacuated due to wildfires

May 15, Ottawa A roaring wildfire in Alberta, Canada’s western province, has forced up to 6,600 individuals to flee, according to local media.

Following the declaration of a state of local emergency, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo issued the evacuation order on Tuesday afternoon, according to CBC News.

The neighborhoods of Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek, and Grayling Terrace are under an evacuation order. According to the Xinhua news agency, a number of Fort McMurray neighborhoods are being evacuated to make room for firefighters.

According to the municipality, everyone living in the evacuation zone was told to depart by 4 p.m. Mountain Time (2200 GMT).

The area fire chief, Jody Butz, told CBC News that the order may have an impact on as many as 6,600 individuals living in the evacuation zone.

According to the story, locals rushed south on Tuesday afternoon, clogging local roads and highways with cars.

On Tuesday, there were 134 active fires throughout the country, 43 of which were classified as out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

The Canadian government issued a warning, saying that countrywide temperatures above average may increase the danger of wildfires.

The wildfire season in Canada in 2023 will be the most catastrophic ever. A record 1,72,03,625 hectares of land were burned in 2023 as a result of 7,131 fires reported nationally, according to the Canadian National Fire Database.