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Added on the 21/08/2023 01:09:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Footage captured on Thursday and provided courtesy of the Tennessee Department of Transportation shows the ruins of the town of Gatlinburg following fierce wildfires that struck the rural area of Tennessee. Over 14,000 people were forced to leave their homes in Gatlinburg on Monday evening, as the fires - aggravated by strong winds - began to threaten the town. On Wednesday, a Tennessee mayor reported that three more bodies had been discovered among the fire's ruins. Seven fatalities have been recorded in total.
People look on as firefighting helicopters work to contain the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, now blanketed in a smoky haze. Across British Columbia, some 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while 36,000 others have been told to prepare to leave if necessary. IMAGES
Images show smoldering flames and roads packed with traffic as wildfires break out in West Kelowna, Canada. In British Columbia an evacuation order had already been put in place for the city, which was already under threat as more than 1,000 wildfires burn in the country as of Thursday. IMAGES
Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to shroud US cities in a noxious haze. Residents in the US capital awoke to an acrid smell and orange-tinged skies, with the Environmental Protection Agency rating parts of the mid-Atlantic region at "Code Maroon," the highest category of the Air Quality Index, signaling hazardous conditions. IMAGES
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires blankets New York City, with the One World Trade Center partially obscured by the smog. Cities along the US East Coast have issued air pollution warnings, while the devastating fires in Canada have displaced more than 20,000 people and scorched about 3.8 million hectares of land. IMAGES
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