My thoughts are with the towns people of Slave Lake - a town not too far from Edmonton, that has had to be evacuated because two wildfires collided and have now taken the town :( They think by morning there will be nothing left......the town library, town hall, the mall, the high school...already gone.....gas station exploded....homes gone....
Luckily so far there have been no injuries and everyone got out safely. At one point the highway out was closed off by fire and everyone had to get together in large open spaces like beaches and parking lots. Thankfully the highway was reopened and everyone was able to get out!!
Despite all the snow we had this winter, we have had dry weather and VERY high winds for weeks now, and we have many wildfires everywhere across the Province. 113 active wildfires across the Province!! I have seen several around here myself in the last couple of weeks!
It's tragic to see an entire town burning like that....see everyone leaving :( They say a few areas on the south side may not be damaged if the winds die down over night, but then those who live in those homes...what do they do in a town that is GONE???? :(
Tragic....
You can read more HERE
And you can see a map of current wild fires in Alberta HERE
