Canadian City of Fort McMurray has been under siege of great wildfire leading to serious environmental hazards and wanton destruction of property.
The fire compelled the entire city to relocate but its flames keep getting stronger thereby giving the Authorities a huge concern. The Authorities say that the fire now endangers its airport and southern part of the town.
Fire fighters are becoming overwhelmed by the flames as it keeps getting stronger, it has razed about 18,500 hectares of land and countless. Immediate evacuation order has been given to Fort McMurray First Nation communities, Gregoire and Anzac as a precautionary measure.
The damage done by the fire is massive forcing 88,000 residents to flee and they might not return home any time soon. Fire brigades report that extreme hot weather is one of the factors that made it spread and they also look at a change in weather to halt its further spread. The Canadian Government has deployed over 147 helicopters, 1,100 fire fighters, 22 air tankers and 138 heavy fire equipment to cub further menace.
Here are the images from the fire scene and its possible areas of advancement.
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