The wildfires that have been raging in western and northeastern Canada for weeks have not only destroyed some 65,000 square kilometers of land, but are now threatening the health of people in several metropolitan areas. Montreal is currently the city with the worst air quality in the world.
This is shown by analyzes by the Swiss technology company IQAir. Quebec Premier Francois Legault tweeted that vulnerable people should stay indoors. Several sporting events and concerts were also canceled due to the smog. Public sports fields and swimming pools are closed, the municipality reports on Twitter. Images showed the Montreal skyline shrouded in gray smoke.
According to the Quebec regional government, about 80 wildfires were raging in the province. “The wildfire situation in northern Quebec remains concerning. We are closely monitoring the situation,” Legault wrote.
Rauch has already reached New York
But even Canada’s capital, Ottawa, is warning of bad air. The air quality there corresponded to a “very high risk level,” CBC/Radio-Canada said Sunday.
In western Canada and now also in the northeast of the country, countless fires have been raging for weeks, the smoke of which has already reached the northeast coast of the US, especially New York.
Source: Krone
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