Fort McMurray phased re-entry
The provincial government put out an announcement about a plan for phased re-entry to Fort McMurray, starting June 01 (Source).
My impression of this is: sounds like they're pretty organized. But as far as I'm concerned, June 01st sounds like it's too soon. I doubt conditions will be safe to return at that time. True, anything can happen in two weeks, but the fire keeps getting bigger. All of the oil plant lodgings have been evac'd. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually have to evacuate Fort McKay, too. There is so much smoke, and the fire is so big, it just - two weeks doesn't sound like it will be enough time. Not unless we get a ton of rain.
My parents are... too optimistic, I think. Either not understanding, or not wanting to acknowledge, that it is very likely that we won't be able to go back so soon, and that whenever we do get to go back, things are going to be a clusterfuck, and it will be a very long time before things return to anything resembling normal.
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My impression of this is: sounds like they're pretty organized. But as far as I'm concerned, June 01st sounds like it's too soon. I doubt conditions will be safe to return at that time. True, anything can happen in two weeks, but the fire keeps getting bigger. All of the oil plant lodgings have been evac'd. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually have to evacuate Fort McKay, too. There is so much smoke, and the fire is so big, it just - two weeks doesn't sound like it will be enough time. Not unless we get a ton of rain.
My parents are... too optimistic, I think. Either not understanding, or not wanting to acknowledge, that it is very likely that we won't be able to go back so soon, and that whenever we do get to go back, things are going to be a clusterfuck, and it will be a very long time before things return to anything resembling normal.
This entry was originally posted at http://yuuago.dreamwidth.org/3481685.html. You can comment here or at the original entry.