MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Justin Trudeau says there is no need in foreign assistance in tackling the wildfires:
A CC130J Hercules transports supplies and evacuates people in support of @Safety_Canada and Alberta #FortMacFirehttps://t.co/ul7OzTU5fl
— Canadian Forces (@CanadianForces) 8 May 2016
"The good news is from the support that we have seen from Canadians across the country, different provinces sending over waterbombers, engaged in all sorts of different ways, firefighters coming from all across the country to help, there is no need to accept any international assistance at this point," Trudeau told reporters, as quoted by RCI.
However, he profoundly thanked international partners who volunteered to help Ottawa deal with the natural disaster.
"One of the things that has been touching over the past days is not just how Canadians have been stepping up from across the country to support their friends in Fort McMurray but how the international community has been affected and responding to this tragedy, to this ongoing challenge," Trudeau told reporters, as quoted by the media outlet.
The Russian Emergencies Ministry recently offered to send Il-76 firefighting planes to help tackle wildfires in Canada.
Alberta has been gripped by wildfires since early May, most affected is the oil-producing town of Fort McMurray when 1600 houses have been reduced to ashes. The damage caused by wildfires to McMurray is estimated at 9 billion Canadian dollars ($7 billion).
