Illustration of a forest fire. (Medcom.id)
British Columbia: Forest fires ravaging much of the Canada continued to expand, with the area burned reaching some 7.2 million hectares, making it the largest fire ever seen in the country.
Despite Canada’s annual preparations and precautions for the wildfire season, this year’s fires continue to burn with areas burned far beyond the expectations of previous years.
In Donnie Creek, where the largest expanse of forest has burned in British Columbia, a number of extinguished fires have reignited. Inside the forest, smoke from the fire could also be seen rising into the sky.
Quoted from the page CGTNSunday, June 25, 2023, now the area burned in British Columbia has exceeded 550,000 hectares, surpassing the area Forest fires in the same region in 2017.
In mid-June, the number of forest fires in Quebec began to decrease, from 72 to 44. This number is still quite high, but some are starting to be brought under control.
Quebec Natural Resources Minister Maite Blanchette Vézina said the numbers showed that firefighting in Quebec was starting to excel there.
However, Canada still had 431 active fires as of Sunday June 11. This marked the worst spring fires in the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Wildfire Center.
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