Canada on Fire
Canada's unprecedented wildfire season continues
With tens of thousands of evacuees and over 14 million hectares of land scorched, Canada is fighting some of the worst forest fires in recorded history. Fire fighters from Australia, South Africa and the US are volunteering alongside Canadian fire crews, bringing their experience of wildfire at home to help bring them under control.
These unusually aggressive wildfires are destroying communities and livelihoods. Robert Laboucan says: "I lost my home. I lost my vehicles, I lost all my tools." Fire crews from across the world have been recruited to help: "there's a lot of folks here in British Columbia that'll be putting their hands up to return that favour" says Devin, a Canadian firefighter. "I think this summer, certainly for the Northern Hemisphere, will be a wake-up call" says Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
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