Canada Fire Grows Out Of Control

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CANADA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Quebec wildfire that has gained strength over the last few days is causing headache to the authorities in Canada and the USA. The cities in both the USA and Canada which are adjacent to Quebec have been alerted and in a number of cities the billowing smoke has reached making the life difficult for the residents. New York and Boston residents are complaining that they are felling problem in breathing freely. The fire may just reach Alaska as it is being assumed. Since the affected regions are witnessing rise in temperature the possibility of thunderstorm and low humidity cannot be ruled out.

The authorities in Quebec in Canada have closed quite a number of roads and in several cities adjacent to the fire the residents have been evacuated to safer locations. The people in those regions are ardently praying for rain. Montreal and Ottawa are two cities where people can smell the fire in the streets and it has made the residents apprehensive. Society for the Protection of Forests Against Fire has reported that 10 out of the 56 fires have assumed gigantic proportions and they cannot be controlled. The Maine and New Hampshire residents have been alerted by the administration.

The Public Health Agency of Quebec has cautioned the senior citizens having breathing problems to take precaution as the smoke can make them uneasy. Till now the wildfire has ravaged about 720 sq km region and it is still advancing aided by the wind. More than 1000 firefighters are being helped by the aerial water bombers to douse Canada wildfire.