Wildfire evacuees to get financial aid from Quebec | 24CA News
Victims of the Quebec wildfires who needed to depart their properties will probably be eligible for monetary compensation, provincial officers stated on Friday.
The authorities says affected households will be capable to stand up to $1,500 in monetary help if residents needed to vacate a major residence as a result of an emergency order or an official suggestion by native authorities.
Public Security Minister François Bonnardel stated at a news convention that evacuation bills paid for by municipalities may also be solely reimbursed by the province. Organizations that helped throughout the large forest fires may also be eligible for sure reimbursements.
“We will do everything we can to alleviate your burden,” Bonnardel stated. “I salute the courage and devotion of all those intervening on the grounds as well as the resilience of evacuated people.”
This comes as greater than 13,500 folks have been displaced as a result of fires that started on the finish of May, lots of them from the northern areas of Chibougamau and Lebel-sur-Quevillon.
Meanwhile, dozens extra firefighters from France arrived Friday in Quebec, the place they are going to be a part of the trouble to place out the greater than 140 fires burning throughout the province.
Quebec’s forest hearth prevention company, often known as SOPFEU, says the French firefighters are anticipated to go to Roberval, within the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean area, for a briefing earlier than they start preventing the blazes.
As of Friday morning, the province stated 141 fires have been nonetheless burning throughout Quebec, together with 127 within the backside half of the province the place firefighting efforts are concentrated.
On Thursday, Premier François Legault stated the wildfire scenario within the province is predicted to stay secure within the subsequent couple of days, however it’s unclear when residents will be capable to return house.
The province has reported a complete of 444 wildfires to date this yr, in comparison with a median of 207 up to now years.
–with information from The Canadian Press
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