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Canada: Wild Fire: 2016/05/01
GLIDE: WF-2016-000043-CAN
| Period | 2016/05/01 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Canada |
| Event Type | Wild Fire |
| Outline | Fort McMurray, the Canadian oil town in Alberta engulfed by wildfires that erupted on 1 May 2016. The fires forced 88,000 residents of the city to evacuate. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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Report/Articles
Reuters 2016/05/08
Alberta government estimated on 8 May 2016 that the fire had consumed 161,000 hectares (395,000 acres).
Reuters 2016/05/01
More than 1,600 structures, including hundreds of homes, had been destroyed by the morning of 4 May 2016.
Pictures
International Charter 2016/05/04
Fire in Canada