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Hundreds of American firefighters have recently arrived in Canada to help fight wildfires — with more on the way.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had spoken to US President Joe Biden about this “critical support” and thanked him for all the help Americans are providing Canada as the country continues to fight “these devastating wildfires”.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center said it did 362 fires are burning actively across Canada as of Wednesday night, and more than half of them burned out of control. There were 140 active wildfires in Quebec alone.
“Due to climate change, we are seeing more and more of these types of fires. These fires are impacting daily routines, lives and livelihoods, and our air quality,” said Trudeau.
“We will continue to work – here at home and with partners around the world – to tackle climate change and address its impacts.”
At a news conference on Wednesday, the White House said more than 600 U.S. firefighters and personnel, as well as equipment such as water bombers, have been deployed to help Canada fight the fires so far.
There are now nearly 1,000 firefighters from the United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa – with additional firefighters from France expected – to fight the wildfires.
The federal government has said this season is on track to be the worst wildfire season Canada has ever experienced and that the risk of wildfires in most of the country will remain well above average throughout the summer.
More than 2,200 wildfires have been recorded across Canada this year and about 3.3 million acres have burned, according to Natural Resources Canada.
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