laporcupina:Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates and the Fort McMurray First Nation were the first communiti
laporcupina:Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates and the Fort McMurray First Nation were the first communities to open their doors to Fort McMurray residents fleeing the inferno that would wipe out much of the city’s southern half.But by Wednesday evening, as the flames headed south, it became impossible to distinguish them from the thousands who had spent the last 24 hours hours living at the community’s only recreation centre.A mandatory evacuation order had been issued for the three southern communities, shortly before 10 p.m. Anzac, a community of 718, absorbed as many as 8,000 people at the peak of the evacuation.Above is a shot of the horizon from Anzac.This is a quick firefighter-taken video of what parts of Fort McMurray look like right now.Reiterating yesterday’s call for support and here’s a list of resources and alternate ways to help those in Alberta or simply to patronize those businesses offering up everything from free storage to free specialized meals to free lodging to free eyeglasses replacement. -- source link
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