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[–] sweetholymosiah [S] 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

"He said many people have lost their homes for a second time, first to the fire and now to the flood.

"It's really disheartening. People have built brand-new homes in Waterways and Draper and now, this morning, those homes are gone, they're gone again," he said."

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[–] Morbo 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

It will be counted as a COVID-19 death I'm sure.

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[–] derram 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

https://archive.ph/wip/bxIxF :

2020-04-29 | Wood Buffalo records 1st death as flooding overwhelms Fort McMurray | CBC News

'Don Scott, the mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, confirmed the fatality during a news conference Wednesday morning. '

'The Wood Buffalo region has recorded a death related to spring flooding that has forced thousands of people from their homes in and around Fort McMurray, Alta. '

'Longtime Fort McMurray resident Meghan MacDonald was one of thousands who fled the city during the fire. '

'People in Fort McMurray have already been through so much and their anxiety is growing, MacDonald said. '

'But officials with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo said it remains a critical situation. '


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[–] Jock_Sniffer 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Damn, who did Fort McMurray piss off? Fire a couple of years ago, and now flooding. Here's a pic:

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5548946.1588168315!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/mcmurray-aviation-flooding.jpg