Wildfires that have ravaged Canada for weeks have left Montreal, the capital, temporarily with one of the worst air quality in the world. According to the Swiss technology company “IQAir”, which monitors air quality around the world, this city in the east of the province of Quebec had the highest air pollution in the world on Sunday – ahead of Johannesburg (South Africa). ) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Broadcaster CBC Canada wrote that the environmental agency ECCC had linked smoke in Montreal and the capital, Ottawa, to numerous wildfires.
Quebec Premier François Legault wrote on Twitter that people at risk should stay home. Several sporting events and concerts were also canceled due to the haze. The city announced on Twitter the closure of public sports fields and swimming pools. The image shows the Montreal skyline shrouded in gray smoke.
According to the Quebec provincial government, there are approximately 80 fires burning in the province. “The bushfire situation in northern Quebec remains worrisome. We are monitoring the situation closely,” wrote Legault.
According to the media, the authorities of the Canadian capital, Ottawa, warn of bad weather. The air quality corresponds to a “very high level of risk”, according to CBC / Radio-Canada. Numerous fires have been raging in Western Canada and now also in the northeast of the country for weeks the smoke has reached the northeast coast of the United States, notably New York.
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