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Added on the 09/06/2023 15:00:34 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The raging Alberta wildfire is set to grow rapidly in size, as residents are evacuated to hundreds of miles away in a sign from officials that the crisis in Canada's energy heartland could drag on. Mana Rabiee reports.
Israeli airstrikes hit targets in Gaza City as raging battles between Israel and Hamas continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas on Gaza. IMAGES
People look on as firefighting helicopters work to contain the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, now blanketed in a smoky haze. Across British Columbia, some 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while 36,000 others have been told to prepare to leave if necessary. IMAGES
Images show smoldering flames and roads packed with traffic as wildfires break out in West Kelowna, Canada. In British Columbia an evacuation order had already been put in place for the city, which was already under threat as more than 1,000 wildfires burn in the country as of Thursday. IMAGES
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires blankets New York City, with the One World Trade Center partially obscured by the smog. Cities along the US East Coast have issued air pollution warnings, while the devastating fires in Canada have displaced more than 20,000 people and scorched about 3.8 million hectares of land. IMAGES
Police cars are near the scene where a bus crashed into a day care center in a Montreal suburb, leaving eight people seriously injured, including children, according to authorities. IMAGES
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