Canada: 10 million hectares have gone up in smoke since January

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France 3 – C. Verove, L. Michel

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The scorching temperatures have not spared Canada, where more than 10 million hectares have burned since the beginning of the year. The mega fires continue to progress all over the country.

Walls of flames that nothing seems to be able to stop. Canada is powerless in the face of these gigantic fires that have been devouring the country since May. 10 million hectares have burned this year, either the area of ​​Portugal or the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions. This is the result of three months of ever-increasing fires. More than 4,000 have been identified.

Reinforcement of French firefighters

The fires ravage the forest massifs, block the roads. They also threaten urban areas. 150,000 Canadians had to be relocated in fear.You don’t know if you’ll find your home”, underline a riverside. Reinforcements of French firefighters were sent to lend a hand to the Canadians.


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