A Canadian province declared a state of emergency
The reason is large-scale forest fires.
On May 6, the government of Alberta declared a state of emergency in the province. All the forces were rushed to prevent the cataclysm. Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario are also helping tremendously.
In an emergency, the province has access to emergency funds, it also can mobilize additional support, and can continue working with municipalities, organizations and businesses to support affected residents.
About 30,000 people were forced to leave their homes because of the spread of the fires, some were evacuated to safe areas by boats and helicopters. Some of the locals joined the rescue services.
For a while the weather eased rescuers efforts: heavy rains somehow disrupted the active phase of the fire, but still it was not enough to stop it completely.
""Today we've seen some light scattered showers in the southern part of the province, as far north as Fox Creek. The good news is that it did have an impact on fire behavior today in that area," Christie Tucker, information unit manager with Alberta Wildfire.
The provincial government deployed all available resources to solve the problem, but by Sunday more than 122,000 hectares of land had been burned.
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