ARLA/CLUSTER: Estado de Emergencia declarado na Columbia Britânica (Canadá) devido aos incendios

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

State of emergency in British Columbia

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) has reported it is monitoring the
situation after the British Columbia government declared a Provincial
State of Emergency

Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Minister
responsible for Emergency Management BC,  announced a provincial state
of emergency on Friday night (July 7) to ensure a coordinated response
to the current wildfire situation and to ensure public safety.

Today alone there have been 56 new wildfire starts throughout the
province. Evacuation alerts and orders have been issued for Ashcroft,
Cache Creek and Princeton. These are in addition to the evacuation
orders and alerts issued yesterday for 105 Mile House and 108 Mile
House. The extended weather forecast is calling for continued hot, dry
weather, with risks of thunderstorms in many parts of the province.

Given the current wildfire situation and the expected increase in
wildfire activity, the Province is taking this extraordinary measure
of declaring a provincial state of emergency.

This is an urgent situation and public safety is the top priority. The
Province will continue to keep the public informed in this rapidly
evolving situation.

Read the full story at
http://wp.rac.ca/bc-government-has-declared-a-provincial-state-of-emergency/

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