This was stated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his statement on Monday (5/6), saying that this fire season was the worst fire season for his country.
It is for this reason that Trudeau expressed his support for volunteers fighting fires across the country, as well as evacuated residents.
“We stand with all the citizens of this country who have endured this painful and heartbreaking time,” Trudeau said.
So far, according to records from Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, throughout 2023, approximately 2,214 forest fires have occurred in Canada, and approximately 3.3 million hectares have been burned in this country.
“But there are currently 413 wildfires, of which 249 are considered uncontained. There are also 18 active wildfires specifically affecting the country, including six in Alberta, five in Saskatchewan, one in the Northwest Territories, four in Quebec and two in Nova Scotia. Scotia,” Blair added.
As loaded Anadolu Agency, As of Tuesday (6/6), the evacuation of approximately 26,000 people has been completed to date.
In the fight against forest fires, Canada itself received help from more than 1,000 firefighters from the United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Additional French firefighters should also be deployed.
Additionally, the government continues to provide firefighter training through the Wildfire Training Fund, where over 400 Indigenous firefighters have been hired and trained to deal with situations that continue to spiral out of control in almost every province across the country.
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