A highway camera photo shows traffic in FortMcMurray jammed in the southbound lane of Highway 63 on the north side of the Athabasca River. The image was captured at 3:11 p.m. MT, about an hour after an evacuation order was issued for four neighbourhoods. (511 Alberta)
Evacuation order issued as wildfire threatening Fort McMurray draws closer https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-grande-prairie-fort-mcmurray-1.7203695
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notice the empty highways. the emergency personnel arent trained to reverse highways in this area, which is a common thing in certain places
also; fuck cars
The article expressed that the fire was lower risk, slow moving. Nobody was hurt. Seems like the evacuation was a success. Hopefully those cars are packed full with all the irreplaceable items and memories from their homes as well as their pets.
I’ve seen evacuations utilize additional lanes in the direction of flow. Maybe they would have if the situation were more urgent. It looks like nobody thought that was necessary.
Fuck cars and car centric lifestyle, but this is one situation where any alternative seems less efficient
Public transit shuts down in emergencies. What is even the point of this complaint?
Plus, you tend to need to carry a lot of stuff when evacuating. My photo albums alone are too heavy to cart around for any meaningful distance, never mind spare clothing etc.
In what scenario would you bring photo albums when evacuating? If it’s non-serious then you can come back, it’s serious then you should have higher priorities.
