Des foyers d'incendie de la région de Fort McMurray sont toujours hors de contrôle et «la situation reste imprévisible et dangereuse» en raison des températures élevées pour la saison et des vents, a affirmé samedi Ralph Goodale, ministre canadien de la Sécurité publique.
«Cela reste un feu énorme et dangereux hors de contrôle», a-t-il dit en indiquant que 1560 km2 avaient été dévastés depuis le début de l'incendie dimanche dernier, soit 50% supplémentaires en moins de 24 heures.
«Il y a une prévision que si l'incendie continue de progresser à ce rythme, il pourrait doubler aujourd'hui» en superficie par rapport à vendredi, a relevé M. Goodale.
«Il semble que la météo à Fort McMurray et dans la région restera malheureusement propice» aux incendies samedi avant un changement dans les prochains jours, a-t-il dit lors d'une conférence de presse télévisée.
-
![Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers work at a roadblock as smoke rises from wildfires south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie]( "Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers work at a roadblock as smoke rises from wildfires south of Fort McMurray")
REUTERSRoyal Canadian Mounted Police officers work at a roadblock as smoke rises from wildfires south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie -
![Journalists look on as smoke rises from wildfires south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie]( "Journalists look on as smoke rises from wildfires south of Fort McMurray")
REUTERSJournalists look on as smoke rises from wildfires south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie -
![A wildfire burns as evacuees who were stranded north of a Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada head south of Fort McMurray on Highway 63, May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie]( "A wildfire burns as evacuees who were stranded north of a Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada head south of Fort McMurray on Highway 63")
REUTERSA wildfire burns as evacuees who were stranded north of a Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada head south of Fort McMurray on Highway 63, May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations and remains of possessions are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations and remains of possessions are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Smoke from wildfires fill the morning air in front of a shopping center on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Smoke from wildfires fill the morning air in front of a shopping center on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Smoke from wildfires fill the morning air near a gas station on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Smoke from wildfires fill the morning air near a gas station on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Smoke from wildfires fill the morning air on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Smoke from wildfires fill the morning air on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a charred snowmobile sit in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a charred snowmobile sit in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations are all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations are all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations and shells of vehicles are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations and shells of vehicles are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations are all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations are all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a classic Triumph GT6 sit in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a classic Triumph GT6 sit in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Trees charred by a wildfire continue to smolder along along Highway 63 on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Trees charred by a wildfire continue to smolder along along Highway 63 on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The foundation of a home smolders in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The foundation of a home smolders in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations and shells of vehicles are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations and shells of vehicles are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a charred motorcycle sits in a residential neighborhood on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a charred motorcycle sits in a residential neighborhood on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a charred bicycle sits in a residential neighborhood on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a charred bicycle sits in a residential neighborhood on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations and shells of vehicles are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations and shells of vehicles are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: A swing set with the swings burned away sits in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: A swing set with the swings burned away sits in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Trees charred by a wildfire continue to smolder along along Highway 63 on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Trees charred by a wildfire continue to smolder along along Highway 63 on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a charred motorcycle sit in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a charred motorcycle sit in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a charred bicycle sits in a residential neighborhood on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: The remains of a charred bicycle sits in a residential neighborhood on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == -
![FORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations and shells of vehicles are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==]( "Wildfire Engulfs Fort McMurray Forcing Evacuations Of 80,000 People")
AFPFORT MCMURRAY, AB - MAY 06: Home foundations and shells of vehicles are nearly all that remain in a residential neighborhood destroyed by a wildfire on May 6, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Wildfires, which are still burning out of control, have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents from the town. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Avec la direction des vents et la progression des feux vers l'Est, «il n'apparaît pas de danger imminent» pour d'autres secteurs résidentiels, a-t-il ajouté.
Le ministre s'est félicité que, par chance, aucune victime directe des incendies ne soit à déplorer à l'exception «des accidents mortels de la route» connectés à cette situation.
Deux jeunes filles ont en effet trouvé la mort dans un accident en milieu de semaine, lorsque leur véhicule se trouvait pris dans le flot des personnes fuyant les feux à la sortie de Fort McMurray.
Environnement Canada annonce 30% de probabilité de pluie dimanche et de la pluie au courant de la semaine, mais samedi le temps était «extrêmement sec» à Fort McMurray, selon Ralph Goodale, ministre fédéral de la Sécurité publique.
«On fait toujours face à un feu énorme et hors de contrôle», a indiqué le ministre en point de presse samedi matin, précisant que les vents avaient pris une direction inattendue et que le feu brûlait des deux côtés de l’autoroute.
Par ailleurs, le transport des sinistrés a repris samedi matin au milieu d'un épais nuage de fumée.
