CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A state of emergency has been declared in the province of Alberta in Canada after a wildfire forced all 88, 000 residents of Fort McMurray to flee.

Detailed explanation-2: -In May 2016, tens of thousands of people in Fort McMurray were forced to flee their homes, as a fire burned through surrounding forests and entered the city. Damian Asher, a veteran firefighter and the captain of the Fort McMurray fire department, said the department had been monitoring the wildfire’s movement.

Detailed explanation-3: -It continued to smoulder, and was fully extinguished on August 2, 2017. It is suspected to have been caused by humans in a remote area 15 km (9.3 mi) from Fort McMurray, but no official cause has been determined to date.

Detailed explanation-4: -The entire city was forced to flee to neighbouring communities to escape the fire. Residents were forced to stay in temporary accommodations while emergency workers suppressed the fire and assessed the damage. GlobalMedic responded to provide hygiene kits and essential household items to people displaced by the fire.

Detailed explanation-5: -Much of southern Alberta is experiencing poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke drifting over the province from British Columbia and the northwestern United States, Environment Canada says.