Fort McMurray fire: What’s happening now, and what you’ve missed
Smoke and flames from the wildfires erupt behind a car on the highway near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.MARK BLINCH/REUTERS
Read the latest on the size of fire, the progress firefighters are making, the response by government and Canadians, and how the evacuees are coping. Also, the latest photos and videos of the fire’s devastating impact
THE LATEST
- Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is visiting Fort McMurray today to take stock of the damage
- She’ll also be meeting oil-company executives to discuss next steps
- Cooler temperatures are expected to help firefighters get a handle on the fire
- The blaze will take months to extinguish, an Alberta fire official says
- Police found some people in the evacuated city
- The Russian government has offered to send water bombers, but Ottawa hasn’t responded yet
- Analysts are scaling back their projections for Canada’s economic growth because of the fire
- Canadian insurer Intact Financial Corp. is assessing the damage, and suggests it is of “unprecedented” scope
Ms. Notley and her officials said Sunday that crews will begin examining the damage from the blaze as well as check on infrastructure like natural gas lines and the power grid.
Adding to the evacuees’ misery, a stomach virus struck dozens of the Fort McMurray residents now being temporarily lodged in Edmonton. During the weekend, 40 to 50 cases consistent with viral gastroenteritis were reported at the reception facility up at the Expo Centre at Northlands, said Christopher Sikora, the local senior medical officer of health.
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