• Feedback
  • RSS Feed
  • Sitemap
Ommcom News
  • Home
  • Odisha
  • Nation
  • World
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Science & Tech
  • Photo Gallery
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ପଢନ୍ତୁ
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Odisha
  • Nation
  • World
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Science & Tech
  • Photo Gallery
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ପଢନ୍ତୁ
No Result
View All Result
Odisha News, Odisha Breaking News, Odisha Latest News || Ommcom News
Home World

6,600 Evacuated In Wildfire-Hit Canada

OMMCOM NEWS by OMMCOM NEWS
May 15, 2024
in World
Canada

Ottawa: Up to 6,600 residents have been evacuated in Canada’s western province of Alberta due to a raging wildfire, local media reported.

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo issued the evacuation order Tuesday afternoon after declaring a state of local emergency, CBC News reported.

The evacuation order is in effect for the neighbourhoods of Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace. Several areas in Fort McMurray are being evacuated to make way for firefighters, Xinhua news agency reported.

All residents in the evacuation zone were ordered to leave by 4 p.m. Mountain Time (2200 GMT), the municipality said.

According to CBC News, Jody Butz, the regional fire chief, said that the order would affect up to 6,600 people in the evacuation zone.

Local roads and highways were choked with vehicles Tuesday afternoon as residents fled south, the report said.

According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, a total of 134 fires were actively burning nationwide on Tuesday, with 43 fires categorised as out of control.

The Canadian government warned that above-normal temperatures nationwide could lead to greater wildfire risks.

Canada’s wildfire season in 2023 is the most destructive on record. According to the Canadian National Fire Database, there were 7,131 fires recorded nationwide in 2023, burning a record 1,72,03,625 hectares of land.

ShareTweetSendSharePinShareSend
Previous Post

INDIA Bloc Will Double The Quantity Of Free Ration: Kharge

Next Post

Death Toll In Indonesia’s Lava Floods Rises To 58, Rescue Operations Underway

Related Posts

crime
World

Shooting On US Campus Leaves One Dead, One Injured

August 9, 2025
World

Germany Wins Latin Dance Gold At World Games, China Finishes Fourth

August 9, 2025
World

NSA Ajit Doval Meets Russia’s First Dy Prime Minister In Moscow

August 9, 2025
HELSINKI, July 16, 2018 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin started their first bilateral meeting here on Monday, and they are expected to discuss a wide range of issues. (Xinhua/Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa/IANS)
World

Trump, Putin Meeting Set In Alaska To Discuss Ukraine Ceasefire

August 9, 2025
PM Modi
World

PM Modi Speaks With ‘Friend’ Putin, Reaffirms Commitment To Deepen India-Russia Ties

August 8, 2025
Khalistan Embassy
World

Khalistan Embassy In Canada: A Brazen Provocation That Ottawa Still Won’t Confront

August 8, 2025
Next Post
Indinesia;s lava floods

Death Toll In Indonesia's Lava Floods Rises To 58, Rescue Operations Underway

Rajastan

Rajasthan Mine Accident: Chief Vigilance Officer Dies, 14 Rescued

data centre capacity

India Surpasses Australia, Japan, Hong Kong In Data Centre Capacity

khimji
TPCODL
OMC
  • Feedback
  • RSS Feed
  • Sitemap

© 2025 - Ommcom News. All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Odisha
  • Nation
  • World
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Science & Tech
  • Photo Gallery
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ପଢନ୍ତୁ

© 2025 - Ommcom News. All Rights Reserved.