Canadian Bushfire Wiping Out Entire Neighbourhoods

[Matt]

Pictures obtained by the BBC show large parts of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray in ruins following a devastating wildfire.

The exact scale of the damage is difficult to assess, as access to the city is restricted.



Officials have given few details other than to report that 1,600 homes and other buildings have been destroyed.
However, people who have seen the damage say whole neighbourhoods have been wiped out.
One picture shows the ruins of many houses, with a car untouched by fire. In another, a destroyed church is surrounded by rubble.


The fire in the province of Alberta covers 850 sq km (328.2 sq miles), and the entire city of almost 90,000 people was evacuated three days ago.
Most fled south but some of those who headed north have been airlifted to safety.
A police-escorted convoy of 1,500 vehicles was passing through the city along the only safe route to Edmonton and Calgary to the south, but police have told the BBC it has has been suspended because of flames up to 200 feet high on both sides of the road.

Read the full article here: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36224767


That's one massive massive fire and the footage coming out of fire zone is terrifying.

[Empired]

Mum and I were talking about this yesterday and honestly it looks terrifying. And something I totally would never have expected from Canada - they're stepping on Aus' territory mdport better watch out

[Matt]

Not long ago there was a bushfire here that burnt an entire town but nothing compared to the one in Canada.