Over 200 wildfires burn in Alberta and Quebec, Canada

Record ID: 1734464

  • Title: Over 200 wildfires burn in Alberta and Quebec, Canada
  • Date: 19th July 2023
  • Summary: EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA (JULY 18, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALBERTA WILDFIRE SERVICE SPOKESPERSON, MELISSA STORY, SAYING: "We have 120 active wildfires on the landscape, 20 of which are burning out of control. Most of the out-of-control fires that we have here in Alberta are concentrated in the northern parts of the province. So they are in our high level for
  • Embargoed: 2nd August 2023 04:36
  • Keywords: Canada climate change drought forest fires wildfires
  • Location: VARIOUS
  • City: VARIOUS
  • Country: Canada
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA002809118072023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Hundreds of wildfires rage across Canada, spewing smoke-choked air across the country and into parts of the United States.
    In Canada's oil province Alberta, which has reported 864 wildfires this year, at least 20 out of 120 current fires burn out of control. Meanwhile, Quebec reported that several days of rain had helped firefighters reduce their fires from 160 in the beginning of June to 101 wildfires currently, none of which are out of control.
    Canada is on track for its worst-ever wildfire season with fires wildfires scorching British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwestern Territories in the west; Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia in the east.
    (Production: Arlene Eiras)
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