'Catastrophic wildfires' force thousands to flee in Canada

'Catastrophic wildfires' force thousands to flee in Canada Edmonton, Canada (AFP) May 5, 2016 - Raging wildfires pressed in on the Canadian oil city of Fort McMurray Thursday after more than 80,000 people were forced to flee, abandoning fire-gutted neighborhoods in a chaotic evacuation. No casualties have been reported from the monster blaze, which swept across Alberta's oil sands region driven by strong winds and hot, dry weather. But authorities warned that the next 24 hours woul ... more

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