Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the Canadian government will send military forces to help fight forest fires in the province of Quebec. Wrote about him about it twitter.
“We will send members of the Canadian Forces to respond to ongoing wildfires and provide resources to put out the fire,” Trudeau said.
It was previously learned that there were at least 130 people in Montreal (Quebec) in Canada. poisoned After freezing rains in the region in the past, while waiting for the electricity to be restored, he was choked with carbon monoxide gas.
More than 130 people have been hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning. It has been clarified that people try to warm up and cook their own meals while using coal and gas barbecues in their living spaces.
Prior to that, the state-owned Canadian utility company said freezing rain had hit southern parts of the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, leaving nearly a million households and other buildings without power. It was noted that most customers had power back a day later, but thousands of Montreal residents were still without electricity.