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A monstrous wildfire has forced 80,000 residents to flee Fort McMurray, Alta. Several have lost their homes and belongings to the fire, while others even left behind their pets as they escaped under a mandatory evacuation order.

Here are some of the ways to help those affected:

Donate money online:

• The Red Cross has started an emergency appeal for help. To donate $5 by phone, text REDCROSS to 30333. The Alberta government said Wednesday it will match donations to the Red Cross.
• The Wood Buffalo Food Bank is accepting donations through PayPal on its website.
• The Salvation Army is also collecting financial donations online.

Emergency shelter:

• Airbnb has activated its Disaster Response Tool to help provide free shelter until May 21. Residents in nearby areas can list their properties on the website.
• Those able to provide accommodations can also sign up on website YMMfire.ca.

Displaced pets:

• The Fort McMurray SPCA is working to reunite displaced residents with pets they were forced to leave behind. They are accepting donations to help efforts.
• The Edmonton Humane Society is preparing to accept animals left without owners, and provide temporary shelter to pets with owners who have left their homes.

Social media efforts:

• Facebook group Fort Mac Fire Donations is crowdsourcing donations for items such as toiletries, socks and pillows, as needed.
• On Twitter, people are offering help through hashtags such as #ymmfire and #ymmhelp

Hey could you guys signal boost this, please? :) There’s a huge wildfire in a city in my province and it’s evacuated 88,000 people, there have already been 1,600 buildings destroyed and apparently tonight it’s supposed to get even worse. The province of Alberta is now officially in a state of emergency. Please signal boost, it would mean a lot to me! <3

Here is a video someone took while evacuating
Here are some photos of the fire:

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Hey, so, this fire grew in size by about 850% in the last 24 hours. It’s now 85,000 hectares. An official sports field is generally about 1 hectare in size, to give you a better idea how big 85,000 hectares is. 

Another example: 
My city, Edmonton, is 68,440 hectares in size. That fire is bigger than my entire city. 

Please signal boost this. Fort McMurray is going to need all the help they can get to recover from this devastation.