Significant rainfall slows spread of some wildfires on Vancouver Island
The Mount Underwood wildfire area has received more than 30 millimetres of rain since Thursday. About 80 fires are burning across the province, including 4 that are out of control.
#weather #wildfire #VancouverIsland #MountUnderwood #Environment #Fire
https://globalnews.ca/news/11337744/significant-rainfall-slows-spread-of-some-wildfires-on-vancouver-island/
Significant rainfall slows spread of some wildfires on Vancouver Island
The Mount Underwood wildfire area has received more than 30 millimetres of rain since Thursday. About 80 fires are burning across the province, including 4 that are out of control.
#weather #wildfire #VancouverIsland #MountUnderwood #Environment #Fire
https://globalnews.ca/news/11337744/significant-rainfall-slows-spread-of-some-wildfires-on-vancouver-island/

This video shows how fast the Mount Underwood fire expanded on Aug 11. The video is from a webcam in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzs0FzRsvMU

Port Alberni Harbour Quay

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The smoke from the west side of the island, likely from the fire at #MountUnderwood south of #PortAlberni, is showing up on the east side near #Ladysmith. The photo through the window gives the second sun in the sky. #VancouverIsland #pnw