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Weather helping firefighting efforts in N.B. as 4 fires burn out of control
Social Sharing Weekend weather has helped firefighters who were able to get some fires under control Monday, with four wildfires across New Brunswick now listed as out of control. Five of the province's 34 active fires are being monitored as out-of-control fires that aren't "immediately threatening life or infrastructure," and being watched by aircraft with no resources assigned. Natural Resources Minister John Herron told reporters Monday that the province isn't out of danger yet, however, despite the reduction in active fires. The Beaver Lake Stream wildfire, in Northumberland County near Kennedy Lakes Protected Natural Area, remains the province's largest out-of-control blaze. Herron said Monday that the fire is in a remote area. "It is very ... removed from people, also road infrastructure. It's going to be very challenging to get the assets we need to wrestle that fire down," said Herron. He said a number of water bombers and 40 highly trained firefighters from Ontario have been tasked with fighting that fire. The province downgraded the size of the Beaver Lake Stream fire yesterday from 650 hectares to 238 hectares, but officials haven't yet offered an explanation about why the fire shrunk in size. The Chief's fire in Northumberland County is still out of control and remains at 218 hectares. The Lovalls Lake fire, which was 120 hectares in size Monday, is still out of control and is listed as 3.7 hectares as of Tuesday morning. That fire is burning about 30 kilometres southwest of Bathurst. The Rocky Brook fire, previously named the Jacquet River fire in Restigouche County, is also out of control at just over 184 hectares. Herron said Monday the province was uncomfortable with the Hell's Gate fire location near Kouchibouguac National Park. That fire is now contained. The Jacquet River PNA fire, also in Restigouche County, is 0.1 hectares and is being patrolled. Miramichi area fire contained The province announced Monday afternoon that firefighters brought the long-burning Oldfield Road fire under control and it is now contained. The fire is still just over 1,400 hectares and was first detected on Aug. 6. Miramichi East MLA Michelle Conroy said that the area got "a few hours" of rain this weekend, which along with firefighting efforts brought down the fire's intensity. Herron said rain and cooler temperatures have bought firefighters time, as the forest floor is no longer tinder-dry. "Now we've got a bit of moisture on the floor of the forest. Helpful. And we now have cooler temperatures that is helpful for us to be able to fight fires in a better environment. Also the humidity is up," said Herron. The province said in an update Monday that despite those showers, wildfire danger remains high.
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Watering ban lifted in Montreal's West Island
A watering ban that was issued for parts of Montreal's West Island has been lifted. 'Although the situation has been restored, Montreal is encouraging residents to use their water responsibly,' city officials noted Monday. The directive was issued last week for Dollard-des-Ormeaux (DDO), Île Bizard, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and Senneville due to extremely low levels in the Rivière des Prairies. At the time, the City of Montreal explained that the river's low levels meant the Pierrefonds drinking water treatment plant was taking longer to filter potable water to these areas.
Globe and Mail
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Wildfires burn across southern Europe, displacing thousands and killing at least three
Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday after a nightlong battle to protect the perimeter of Greece's third-largest city, with at least three more deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania. Outside the Greek port city of Patras, firefighters struggled to protect homes and agricultural facilities as flames tore through olive groves. Tall columns of flames exploded behind apartment blocks on the outskirts of the city, while dozens of vehicles were torched as flames swept through a nearby impound lot. Multiple parts of Europe face wildfires as millions grapple with record heat surpassing 40 degrees 'Today is another very difficult day with the level of fire risk remaining very high across many parts of the country,' fire service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakoyiannis said. As water-dropping planes and helicopters swooped overhead, residents joined the effort, beating back flames with cut branches or dousing them with buckets of water. Firefighting resources were stretched thin in many affected countries as they battled multiple outbreaks following weeks of heat waves and temperature spikes across the Mediterranean. On the Greek island of Chios, exhausted firefighters slept on the roadside after a night-long shift. Aircraft rotated between blazes on the western Greek mainland, the Patras area and the island of Zakynthos. Athens also sent assistance to neighbouring Albania, joining an international effort to combat dozens of wildfires. An 80-year-old man died in one blaze south of the capital, Tirana, officials said Wednesday. Residents of four villages were evacuated in central Albania near a former army ammunition depot. In the southern Korca district, near the Greek border, explosions were reported from buried Second World War-era artillery shells. Authorities said dozens of homes were gutted in a central region of the country. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed condolences after the death of a firefighting volunteer in the hard-hit Castile and León region north of Madrid, where thousands have been displaced by evacuations. 'The wildfire situation remains serious, and taking extra precautions is essential,' Mr. Sánchez wrote in an online post. 'Thank you, once again, to all those working tirelessly to fight the flames.' Evacuation centres were filled to capacity in parts of central Spain, with some spending the night outdoors on folding beds. The most severe fires pushed northward into more rural areas, where some residents hosed the walls of their homes to try and protect them from fire. The government raised its national emergency response level, preparing additional support for regional authorities overseeing multiple evacuations and highway closures. A forestry worker was also killed Wednesday while responding to a wildfire in southern Turkey, officials said. The Forestry Ministry said the worker died in an accident involving a fire truck that left four others injured. Turkey has been battling severe wildfires since late June. A total of 18 people have been killed, including 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers who died in July. In France, which is recovering from massive recent fires in the southern regions, temperatures of up to 42 degrees were expected for the third consecutive day. Officials issued weather alerts giving local authorities discretion to cancel public events and cordon off areas with high fire risks. Authorities across European countries have cited multiple causes for the massive fires, including careless farming practices, improperly maintained power cables and summer lightning storms. Law enforcement officials in North Macedonia also cited indications of arson, motivated by rogue developers. Firefighters struggled to contain a blaze at a nature reserve outside the capital Skopje on Wednesday. The European Union has rushed aid to fire-hit countries, including non-member states, with ground crews and water-dropping aircraft. Much of the recent effort was concentrated on Montenegro, where major wildfires continued to burn in rugged areas near the capital Podgorica. 'Natural disasters know no borders,' Ljuban Tmusic, head of Montenegro's civil protection agency said. 'In Montenegro the resources we have … are clearly not enough.'
