France can be sending firefighters to assist Quebec because the province continues to battle large forest fires.
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted Sunday that France is “united” within the want to assist.
“100 of our firefighters are making ready to battle the flames alongside their Quebec comrades. Specialists are additionally mobilized,” he tweeted in French. “Canadian associates, reinforcements are coming.”
“Merci cousins!” Quebec Premier Francois Legault tweeted in response.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau additionally thanked the French president on behalf of Canadians, tweeting in French,”Our two nations are the closest associates and strongest companions, and this relationship is extra vital than ever.”
There are presently 141 forest fires burning in Quebec, with the navy gearing as much as assist battle the fires alongside fireplace crews. Quebec forest fireplace prevention group SOPFEU has 475 firefighters tackling the blazes.
Greater than 10,000 individuals have been compelled from their properties thus far on account of evacuations within the Abitibi-Temiscamingue area, which borders Ontario, in addition to the North Shore group of Sept-Iles and its outskirts, and residents in Lebel-sur-Quevillon.
Though forest fires will not be unusual within the province at the moment of yr, it is a considerably extra extreme begin to fireplace season than regular, with federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Invoice Blair calling the scenario “unprecedented” on Thursday.
Canada has agreements to share firefighters with the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Costa Rica.
A whole lot and different consultants had arrived to Canada from the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to assist with forest fires. Most have been deployed to Alberta to this point.
Alberta and Nova Scotia have additionally suffered large forest fires just lately. The fires in Nova Scotia are largely contained as of Sunday, and a state of emergency that Alberta has been below since early Might is expiring Sunday.
