A helicopter drops water on a hot spot at a wildfire in Tantallon, N.S. in this Thursday, June 1, 2023 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Communications Nova Scotia *MANDATORY CREDIT*
HALIFAX – Scores of Halifax-area residents whose homes have been destroyed by wildfires were expected to board buses today to get a look at what little remains of where they used to live.
Bill Moore, the region’s executive director of community safety, told a news conference that about 200 people would be part of the grim tour through subdivisions northwest of the city’s downtown, which fire officials say are safe to enter for a short time.
The wildfire that started Sunday in Upper Tantallon, N.S., is still not under control, but 50 per cent of it was considered contained by firefighters as of Thursday.
About 200 structures, including 151 homes, have been destroyed in the Halifax area, though those numbers could change.
As scattered showers moved across parts of the province today, fire officials warned that the light rain wouldn’t do much to slow down four fires burning out of control.
Still, the forecast was calling for steady rain tonight and into Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 2, 2023.
