On Thursday evening, air quality in over 3 million Toronto was 8 on a ten-speed scale. Residents were warned to limit outside actions related to physical exertion. Meteorologists also issued warnings for some southern cities in the province of Ontario, including the capital of the country of Ottawa and the northern parts of the region.
According to the information provided by local media, in Manitobe, which borders on Ontario from the west, so far over 732 thousand have burned down. hectares of forest. It was also confirmed that out of 112 ongoing fires, as many as 100 were associated with human activities. Web Kince, Prime Minister Manitoby informed on Thursday during the public broadcast of the CBC broadcaster that 17,000 were evacuated due to fires. people.
The government of the province of Manitoba has decided to launch a special information portal, which is primarily used to combat disinformation. Prime Minister Kauw said that disinformation disinformation on social media disinformation and fake news distract from work People who have the task of coordinating the work of services fighting fires.
About 15,000 were evacuated in Saskatchewan, located west of the province of Saskatchewan. residents. According to data from Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, over 900,000 burned in the region this year. hectares of forests. The agency is responsible for activities related to the safety of the province.
Regional politicians demand the intervention of the federal government
Opposition politicians in Saskatchewan They demand from the rulers to submit a request to the federal government for help from the army. The Canadian Press agency announced on Thursday that the Prime Minister of the Province Scott may believe that the army does not have adequate resources to fight fires, because specialized aircraft are needed.
According to CBC, There had to be over 4,000 in the evacuated Albert. people, and the next thousands received a notification of the need to prepare for evacuation at any time. The National Post journalists inform that over half a million hectares of forests burned in Albert, mainly in the north and west of the region.
The Bloomberg agency also informs that as a result of fires in Albert, where crude oil is mined, its production fell in the country by about 7 percent.which means about 350 thousand barrels a day.
