(via Nag on the Lake)Sometimes a crisis hits so hard that a country needs help from others to overcome it. That’s not one-way humanitarian saviourism, it’s international solidarity. 200 South African firefighters land in Edmonton, Canada to help fight the wildfire. Sound up 🔊pic.twitter.com/QdXdkL8k0O
— Ben Phillips (@benphillips76) June 8, 2023
“Maybe you don't know anything about fire, but I do. Believe me, if you want to live, you must not sing!" --Wealthy dilettante fireman Elliot Rosewater at the opera (in Kurt Vonnegut's /God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater/.
ReplyDeleteThis made all the news channels here in Edmonton!
ReplyDeleteThere are hundreds of firefighters from the US, Australia, and other countries in Canada right now. I hope they are safe and effective.
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