Thousands of vehicles streamed into Fort McMurray Wednesday morning, returning the first batch of people home after a wildfire tore through the northern Alberta community nearly one month ago.
As Fort McMurray residents passed through the newly opened roadblocks at 6 a.m. MT Wednesday, one of the first things many saw was a touching welcome back message presented by local firefighters stationed on an overpass; two trucks holding an Alberta flag and municipality flag flanking a Canadian flag and a sign of support.
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Residents could be seen with tears in their eyes as they witnessed first-hand the damage caused by last month’s wildfires. The wildfire destroyed 10 per cent of the homes in the city and forced the evacuation of nearly 80,000 people.
Here’s a look at what some residents came home to.
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