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‘Stressful and uncertain time’: Thousands flee Fort McMurray wildfire
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‘Stressful and uncertain time’: Thousands flee Fort McMurray wildfire
Description
May 15, 2024
Roughly 6,000 people in Fort McMurray, Alta., have been ordered out as a nearby wildfire puts their lives and homes in danger. Heather Yourex-West reports on how communities destroyed in the 2016 wildfire disaster and since rebuilt are under threat again; and what's giving firefighters a welcome reprieve.
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‘Stressful and uncertain time’: Thousands flee Fort McMurray wildfire
Description
May 15, 2024
Roughly 6,000 people in Fort McMurray, Alta., have been ordered out as a nearby wildfire puts their lives and homes in danger. Heather Yourex-West reports on how communities destroyed in the 2016 wildfire disaster and since rebuilt are under threat again; and what's giving firefighters a welcome reprieve.
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