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Damage. $ 9.9 billion (direct and indirect costs) [ 11 ][ 12 ][ 13 ] Map. Map. Location in Alberta. The wildfire burning near Fort McMurray on May 1, 2016. On May 1, 2016, a wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. On May 3, it swept through the community, forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with ...
A large plume of smoke emanates from Jasper on July 23. Beginning in mid-May, wildfires began to encroach on Fort McMurray, which had been devastated by fire in 2016. [6] [7] On the evening of May 10, the wildfire designated MWF017 was 16km southeast of Fort McMurray and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo had issued an evacuation alert. [8]
Perimeter of Richardson Fire ( map data) The Richardson Fire (also known as the Richardson Backcountry Fire) was a 2011 forest fire in the Canadian province of Alberta. It was located north of the city of Fort McMurray in an area known as the Richardson Backcountry. The fire started in mid-May 2011, and burned over 700,000 hectares (1,700,000 ...
May 14, 2024 at 7:27 PM. VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Hundreds of residents in four neighborhoods in the southern end of Canada’s oil sand hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, were ordered to ...
May 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM. FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — Residents who were ordered out of Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, due to a nearby wildfire are clear to return home ...
The wildfires raging through the Canadian province of Alberta have grown into a behemoth blaze that has consumed an area bigger than New York City. It has now scorched 85,000 hectares — 328 ...
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saprae Creek had a population of 572 living in 191 of its 215 total private dwellings, a change of -17.6% from its 2011 population of 694. With a land area of 3.6 km 2 (1.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 158.9/km 2 (411.5/sq mi) in 2016. [7]
The fire, which started last week, caused about 6,600 residents to flee parts of the southern end of Fort McMurray. Canadians are hopeful shifting winds may push wildfire away from the oil sands ...