20-08-2023, 12:04 PM
Yellowknife, in Canada's northwest has seen people flee hundreds of kilometres to safety. That must be so scary,poor people.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/08/19/city-...dfire/#_=_
anada showed no signs of easing.
"Airtankers flew missions overnight to keep the only route out of Yellowknife open. Meanwhile, a network of fire guards, sprinklers and water cannons was being established to try to protect the city from the fire, which had moved to within 15 kilometres.
"We've still got some really difficult days ahead. There's no denying that," said fire information officer Mike Westwick. He said winds from the north and northwest predicted for the weekend could "push the fires in directions we don't want them to go".
Hundreds of kilometres south of Yellowknife, homes were burning in West Kelowna, British Columbia, a city of about 38,000, after a wildfire grew "exponentially worse" than expected overnight, the fire chief said.
Residents had already been ordered to evacuate 2400 properties, while another 4800 properties were on evacuation alert. The BC Wildfire Service said the fire grew six times larger overnight and it stretches over 68 square kilometres."
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/08/19/city-...dfire/#_=_
anada showed no signs of easing.
"Airtankers flew missions overnight to keep the only route out of Yellowknife open. Meanwhile, a network of fire guards, sprinklers and water cannons was being established to try to protect the city from the fire, which had moved to within 15 kilometres.
"We've still got some really difficult days ahead. There's no denying that," said fire information officer Mike Westwick. He said winds from the north and northwest predicted for the weekend could "push the fires in directions we don't want them to go".
Hundreds of kilometres south of Yellowknife, homes were burning in West Kelowna, British Columbia, a city of about 38,000, after a wildfire grew "exponentially worse" than expected overnight, the fire chief said.
Residents had already been ordered to evacuate 2400 properties, while another 4800 properties were on evacuation alert. The BC Wildfire Service said the fire grew six times larger overnight and it stretches over 68 square kilometres."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)