#ft mcmurray

[rosslynpaladin]

Help Ft. McMurray, Canada

Their entire city has been destroyed by fire. Help here : Link has imagery of fire and destruction, be aware. http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/want-to-help-those-fleeing-fort-mcmurray-heres-how/

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[jottingprosaist]

Listen, for those of you who don't understand how bad the Fort McMurray fires are: Today the sky was so hazy-- not cloudy-- that it was dim and grey at noon The sun was blurry. Everything in the distance looks like it's covered by dense fog. On the horizon, I can't tell where the hills end and the sky begins; they just blur together. Everything smells like smoke, day and night. I live over a thousand kilometres away from Fort McMurray. The evacuation may have gone pretty much perfectly, but the fires are bad.

[skittlesfairy]

To put the Ft. McMurray into perspective for my American friends and followers, it has burned 100,000 sq hectares. If you move that amount of space over a large area, such as my home city it pretty much wipes it out. Which ok, may not seem that big. Except my city takes up as much space as Chicago. So picture Chicago just wiped off the map an you have an idea of how big this fire is.

[complexmindsimpleheart]

For my friends in other parts of the world who have been watching and have sent their well wishes. Thank you. This video sums up the devastation the wild fire has caused in Ft. McMurray. Looks like what we'd imagine the apocalypse to. Looks like a war torn country. Not only have people lost their personal homes, but they've lost their city to go back to. Yesterday, At the retirement home I work at in downtown Edmonton we had a family of 4 walk in begging for a place for their family to lay their heads down. Every hotel/motel in Edmonton was full. It's such a helpless feeling knowing so many people need assistance. Yet it's truly heartwarming watching so many step up, offering money, their spare rooms, their hearts. At the front of those offering help are the Syrian refugees who arrived a short time ago. It doesn't take much looking to see that humanity is still very much alive. The beauty in all this, so far, not one report of death. 88,000 people evacuated safely. On the contrary, 2 babies born. Life. Birth. Not so lucky are the many pets/livestock/animals that had to be left behind. Facebook is covered with people looking for their beloved furry family members. It's been an unreal week following the outcome and the indirect stories I've heard. Thank you to everyone who have sent me messages ❤️. Although I have not been affected by this directly my heart has been a little heavier this week.

[moondahluna]

how does it work w people who work at grocery and drug stores during an evacuation? if they live in town they’re being evacuated too .. does everybody stop going to work? do people just take what they want and run? where do the emergency workers live? don’t they have to evacuate too?

i’m so horrified reading articles and seeing pictures and reading what ppl are going through in alberta.

[not-your-kay]

@randomactsorg

If you didn’t know yet, my home province of Alberta has declared a state of emergency. Fort McMurray is in flames, having been ravaged by a fire that has grown 10X in size in a single day, now estimated to be a staggering 850 kilometers in size. While it is currently unknown the extent of the damage to property out there, roughly 88,000 people have fled the city in a mandatory evacuation.

As a member of the insurance industry, this is the second catastrophe I have worked through, the first being the floods in Calgary and southern Alberta a few years back. Though the disasters differ greatly, the insurer’s roles are the same. For many people, their insurance companies are their first point of contact for help and guidance in this harrowing and uncertain time.

Today at work, I spoke to what had to have been over 100 people, all of them having just evacuated their homes, carrying little to nothing with them. Some, already knowing their homes were lost to the flames. All with their lives in upheaval. And just when I thought I had my head wrapped around the grief they must all be experiencing, an article titled The Phoenix was recommended to me.

Written by a blogger who called Ft McMurray home, it details the spread of the wildfire and the trauma of leaving home, abandoning family pets, uncertain anything will be there in the morning, and fear that the fire might take more than just belonging, but also lives.

I urge you to read it, and to know her’s is one story out of tens of thousands. And if you can find it in your hearts, please help my fellow Albertans. Donate to the Red Cross, spread awareness where you can, pray or send out your good vibes. Every little bit helps those who have lost everything.

Thank you and much love,

Kay

[complexmindsimpleheart]

My province's most northern city has caught on fire. They weren't expecting the wild fire to enter city limits, but with 32°C temperatures and no moisture in the air, now neighbourhoods are ablaze :( The whole city, except 2 neighbourhoods have been evacuated. Problem is the only main road, hwy 63, is closed because the fire is now crossing it. So people are heading north into the oil field camps. I can't even imagine.