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Canada's Fort McMurray fire swept

NBW-fire currently covers an area larger than New York City and is being fanned by winds and feeding on dry vegetation.

The flames are now moving away from the town, most of the inhabitants have now Reached Whose safety.
More than 80,000 people were evacuated from the city Earlier this week.

Most Fled Fled north south but many. A land convoy evacuating people from oil worker camps in the north on Friday was suspended after 200ft (60m) flames flanked the road.

Flames Flanked The Road

The city is in the heart of Canada's oil sands country, and the region has the world's third-Reviews largest reserves of oil.

As much as a quarter of the country's oil production has been halted by the fire, raising concerns about the effect on the Canadian economy.

Two oil sand Directly sites are threatened by the blaze while 10 operators have cut production.

In a statement released on Friday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called upon Canadians to donate to charities assisting Relief Efforts.

"To Reviews those who have lost so much: we are resilient, we are Canadians, and we will make it through this difficult, time, together," he said.

The provincial government has declared a state of emergency and will provide C$100m ($77m) in cash to evacuees.

More than 1,000 fire fighters and 150 helicopters, 295 pieces of heavy equipment and 27 aircraft tankers have been deployed, according to the Canadian government.


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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said the damage was extensive and would take months to repair.

She said: "The downtown is largely intact. The hospital is still standing. The telephone centre is intact. The water treatment centre is back up and running. Municipal buildings and the aeroplane remain intact."


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