Firefighters from Spain, Portugal arriving in Canada to join wildfire effort | 24CA News

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Published 14.06.2023
Firefighters from Spain, Portugal arriving in Canada to join wildfire effort  | 24CA News

More firefighters from overseas are anticipated to reach Wednesday to assist battle Canada’s worst wildfire season of the twenty first century.

Quebec’s public security minister says extra reinforcements are to return from Portugal and Spain.

Francois Bonnardel stated Tuesday the hearth effort has additionally been bolstered by the arrival this week of two contingents of firefighters from the United States.

Storms throughout the nation might deliver a lot wanted rain, however meteorologists say it’s not sufficient to cease the wildfire menace.

A wet forecast in Quebec was bringing hope for progress in battling the blazes, as greater than 7,200 individuals remained out of their houses because of fires.

Rain can also be within the forecast for a big portion of Western Canada, however thunderstorms and a threat of lightning come together with it.

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About 14,000 individuals remained out of their houses in Alberta.

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