This year, 5,500 forest fires have been recorded in the country. This year, the numbers are also higher than the previous record in 1989, when 7.6 million hectares burned.
In Canada, due to the record-breaking wildfire season, about 134 thousand square kilometers of forests were destroyed by fire, which is comparable to the area of Bulgaria. This is reported by CBC News.
This year, 5,500 forest fires have been recorded in the country.
The average annual forest area destroyed by fire in Canada over the past 10 years is 2.2 million hectares. This year’s numbers are also higher than the previous record in 1989, when 7.6 million hectares burned. And this season isn’t over yet.
As a result of the wildfires, more than 167 thousand Canadians were forced to temporarily evacuate.
Recall that in the province of Alberta in Canada, a helicopter crashed while fighting a forest fire, the pilot died.
As reported, the number of victims during the wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui has reached 101.
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