Nova Scotia is facing a crisis and needs “all the help we can get,” provincial premier Tim Houston said Wednesday. The fires are “unprecedented”. On Wednesday, 14 wildfires raged in the Eastern Canadian province, including one near the city of Halifax. More than 200 houses and other buildings have already been damaged or destroyed.
Twelve firefighting planes have been moved to Nova Scotia from neighboring counties, and Coast Guard officials are strengthening fire crews and assisting with the evacuation of residents. Houston also asked for help from the military. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the situation as “heartbreaking” and promised unlimited aid.
One couple told CBC they lost both their home and the daycare they run as a result of the fires: “That was my life,” Terri Kottwitz said in tears.
Smoke from the wildfires drifted south along the Atlantic coast, triggering air quality warnings in the US states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
For several years, Western Canada has been repeatedly hit by extreme weather events that experts say are increasing in severity and frequency due to climate change. (sda/afp)
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