Minister says it is a matter of life and death for residents near city of Kelowna, as drone operators warned against ‘irresponsible’ activity in fire areas
Officials in the Canadian province of British Columbia have implored tens of thousands of residents to heed warnings and evacuate from areas threatened by “severe and fast-changing” wildfires, and urged “irresponsible” wildfire tourists to stop flying drones in the area.
on Saturday. “Now is not the time to take the footage of photos of active wildfires. Not only is it irresponsible, but it is illegal to fly them in fire areas.” When asked about her concerns about “fire sighting”, Ma said: “I don’t know if that’s actually a real term … but what we absolutely cannot have on our roads is people ... take photographs, getting out of their cars, visiting communities where there is high wildfires activities, getting in the way of crews.
Blazes further north in the Northwest Territories, meanwhile, have prompted the evacuation of regional capital Yellowknife, leaving the remote city of some 20,000 largely a ghost town. Since the evacuation was ordered on Wednesday, more than 19,000 people have fled by road or air, with about 1,000 essential staff remaining in the area. Firefighting crews were remaining to erect defenses from the flames, while water bombers have been seen flying low over the city, with the Canadian military also helping out.
The ongoing fires had caused “terrible loss”, Trudeau told reporters after meeting Yellowknife evacuees on Friday as they arrived in Edmonton, Alberta, with no idea when they may return home.Martha Kanatsiak, who has lived in Yellowknife for 28 years, arrived late on Friday in Calgary. “I’m OK, but I feel sad and depressed and worried. I never saw something like this,” the 59-year-old Inuit retiree told AFP.
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