Now that’s an entrance: 300 South African firefighters land in Edmonton and break into song [WATCH]
by The Canadian Press
This video is a must-see: The spectacular scene at the Edmonton International Airport marks the largest mobilization of wildland firefighters ever brought into Canada
EDMONTON—Three hundred South African firefighters have arrived in Edmonton, Alta., to help battle wildfires raging in the province’s north.
An Air Canada jet picked them up in Johannesburg morning and landed in Edmonton late May 29 after refuelling in Barbados.
Kim Connors of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says the mobilization represents the largest group of wildland firefighters ever brought into Canada.
The Alberta government says the still-out-of-control Fort McMurray fire is now estimated to cover almost 58-hundred square kilometres, and has crept into Saskatchewan.
Almost 2,300 firefighters are battling 14 active wildfires in Alberta.
The province says a phased re-entry of residents into Fort McMurray is still on track to begin on June 2.
Here’s the video, and it’s awesome:
