This Massive Fire In Canada Looks Absolutely Apocalyptic

About 88,000 people were evacuated from Fort McMurray.

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An aerial view of Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada.

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The wildfire worsens along Highway 63.

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Strathcona County firefighters take a break from wildfires in this photo posted to Twitter.

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A Mountie surveys the damage on a Fort McMurray street on May 4.

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Evacuees rest in the sleeping area at the "Bold Center" in Lac la Biche, Alberta.

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Drivers waiting for clearance to take firefighting supplies into town.

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A swing set with the swings burned away in a residential neighborhood destroyed by the wildfire.

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Tyra Abo sits on a cot at a makeshift evacuee center in Lac la Biche.

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Motorists travel south on Alberta Highway 63 as the setting sun illuminates a huge plume of smoke from wildfires.

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A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer looks at smoke rising from wildfires.

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Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority crews waiting for their first assignments on May 6.

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A displaced person looks at the fire on his mobile phone at a makeshift evacuee center.