A haunting sight...

May 17, 2011 22:53

The Global News Helicopter flew over Slave Lake today and got some very stark, very clear footage of the damage the town took. That pile of rubble at 4:50? That's the Town Hall. Yet the Canada and Alberta flags out front are still flying strong.

image Click to view

The video is completely soundless. I think it adds something indefinable to the images. Silence has a ( Read more... )

nature's raging inferno, real life

Leave a comment

Comments 3

khaleesian May 18 2011, 14:57:10 UTC
Wow, that's just...wow.

You know, I used to live in Montana. One year, fires got really bad, but nothing like this. It's...I'm speechless.

Reply


tomywca May 19 2011, 01:36:34 UTC
Dear God that's frightening!! :(

Reply


redwolf May 19 2011, 09:47:06 UTC
Damn, that's a lot of damage. The houses are surreal, just an outline to indicate a house used to be there.

Reply


Leave a comment

Up