Canada's fire-ravaged Fort McMurray works to restore utilities

Canada's fire-ravaged Fort McMurray works to restore utilities Fort Mcmurray, Canada (AFP) May 10, 2016 - Crews worked Tuesday to start restoring water and electricity in this Canadian oil hub turned into a ghost town by a towering ring of fire that reduced its suburbs to ashes. Government authorities, meanwhile, met with oil company executives in the oil sands region of unseasonably dry Alberta province to discuss how to get evacuated workers back on the job and production up and running again. ... more

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