Re: What is happening around you, around the world? Thread #2

by **GuardianAngel** Thu May 05, 2016 8:41 pm

It's heartbreaking watching/reading the updates.

by albean99 Thu May 05, 2016 8:46 pm

Forest fires are devastating. I used to live in B.C. and remember lots of fires when I was there. One time it was so bad that they were stopping vacationers driving through and making the men fight fires.

Sending prayers their way.

by **Linds911** Thu May 05, 2016 8:58 pm

Those videos BigIsland - What is happening around you, around the world? Thread #2 - Page 29 1f62a

Prayers for all.

by Aunties_Love Fri May 06, 2016 5:20 am

I grew up in the Okanagan Valley, southern interior of BC and been through a "firestorm" in Penticton. It came down through the hill and stormed from south to north a huge distance in less than an hour. It scared the crap out of me. I can only imagine how they are all coping. Found out my inlaws left Fort Mac and are stuck north of the town. They are waiting to get through now and really hope that they can safely.

by nd4reality Fri May 06, 2016 6:35 am

^^^ hope your family and all others stay safe.
Such devastation.

by MiniDiva Fri May 06, 2016 7:15 am

Thoughts and prayers are with those caught in the fires and that they get the fires under control soon.

by stuckinsc Fri May 06, 2016 7:24 am

CNN is covering this today. They predict two weeks until rain comes that will help. Prayers for in this path.

by Nonina430 Fri May 06, 2016 12:21 pm

My heart goes out to those having to flee from the devastating
fire's in Canada. I read 88,000 actual evacuations 25,000.
Being from So Ca I know the horror. BigIsland - What is happening around you, around the world? Thread #2 - Page 29 1f64f

BigIsland - What is happening around you, around the world? Thread #2 - Page 29 1f64f

by babs Fri May 06, 2016 12:34 pm

I live in So Ca too and have had to be evacuated 3 times over the years. It is a scary thing. My thoughts and prayers are with all the people effected. My son in law is a fireman so my prayers are with the firemen too.

by Nonina430 Fri May 06, 2016 12:51 pm

^^ First an Formost the Firemen, for it is they who knock on
your door and tell you to leave Now.
I too have firemen in my family, one retired,one still active.

by Mustang19 Fri May 06, 2016 3:21 pm

^ me too, Nonina. Many firefighters in my family. Pray they and all the residents (and animals) stay safe. This reminds me of the Oakland Hills fire in California many years ago. Such devastation and so, so sad.

by Aunties_Love Fri May 06, 2016 5:22 pm

Nonina430 wrote:^^ First an Formost the Firemen, for it is they who knock on
your door and tell you to leave Now.
I too have firemen in my family, one retired,one still active.

Apparently the forest ministry employees are the ones to decide about evacs and how to inform. Apparently it was a combo of police, forestry people, radio, tv and blowhorns a plenty that were the notifiyers this time.

There are over 90,000 evaced now due to the communities around Fort Mac.

Just heard that they got flown out to Calgary.

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