Forest Fire (15078 ha) in Canada 28 May 2023

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1014568
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 May 2023 - 01 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 15078 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Articles: 909 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 1

Rain to help clear Canada's air soon2023-06-10T21:20+0200.

Rain is likely to help clear up smoky air from forest fires in eastern Canada starting Sunday, but may not reach the forest fires raging in the province of Quebec until days later, a government meteorologist said on Saturday. By Saturday mo
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Rain to help clear Canada's air soon, but days away from Quebec fires2023-06-10T20:12+0200.

By David Ljunggren and Rod Nickel. OTTAWA (Reuters) -Rain is likely to help clear up smoky air from forest fires in eastern Canada starting Sunday, but may not reach the forest fires raging in the province of Quebec until days later, a gove
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Rain to help clear Canada's air soon, but days away from Quebec fires2023-06-10T20:07+0200.

By David Ljunggren and Rod Nickel. OTTAWA (Reuters) -Rain is likely to help clear up smoky air from forest fires in eastern Canada starting Sunday, but may not reach the forest fires raging in the province of Quebec until days later, a gove
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Zelenskyy offers help to Canada: We must take care of each other2023-06-10T19:42+0200.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offers Canada help in overcoming the consequences of large-scale forest fires. Source: the President's evening address. Quote: "The consequences of the Russian terrorist attack on the Kakhovka HPP were discusse
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),