This is what a city in my country looks like this week. Over 90,000 people have been evacuated from Fort McMurray, a city located in north eastern Alberta, Canada. A large part of this city has burned the fire has destroyed thousands of businesses and homes and even blocking the south exit (one out of only two exits in the city) of the city forcing people to move up north towards small communities who are unprepared to take on large amounts of evacuees. They have lost everything… their homes, pets, jobs & Personal belongings. People have had to abandon their cars as they have run out of gas trying to get out of the city, and many have resorted to camping out on the sides of roads where they are safe. So far no fatalities have been recorded but Residents of the city have described the situation to be like Armageddon. Alberta has announced a state of emergency partly to do with Fort McMurray, but Also because they currently have over 30 active fires in the province (according to wildfire.alberta.ca).
My province, British Columbia, would normally send volunteers to assist with the fighting as we know what it is like to lose homes and communities all to well, but according to CBC news our fire fighters are battling 85 fires through out the province. It is only early May and we are already well into fire season. It has also come early. Please respect our fire restrictions, Please respect our homes and please respect our forests and please stay safe. No matter where you are.
If you would like to lend a helping hand, Red Cross is currently taking donations. You just have to text 30333 and 5 dollars will be donated to help relieve the city. If you dont have the funds to donate, please reblog this post!
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Anonymous asked:
Hello, I was wondering what some of your favourite books are? Have a nice day/night!
I have so many, I can’t remember them all! Some of them are Odinsbarn by Siri Pettersen (Norwegian fantasy novel inspired by Viking culture and mythology. English name is Odin’s Child), The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, Matilda by Roald Dahl, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fjodor Dostojevskij (this is a short story, not a novel), all of the Harry Potter books, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - I have to stop now, there are too many!
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