Evacuations with cars are a bottleneck (lemmy.world)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15424245

A highway camera photo shows traffic in FortMcMurray jammed in the southbound lane of Highway 63 on the north side of the Athabasca River. The image was captured at 3:11 p.m. MT, about an hour after an evacuation order was issued for four neighbourhoods. (511 Alberta)

Evacuation order issued as wildfire threatening Fort McMurray draws closer https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-grande-prairie-fort-mcmurray-1.7203695

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[-] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

I think the problem is sending the trains back in. Depending on the reason for the evacuation it could be prohibitively dangerous. And then there are people waiting for the train to come back.

I don't know what the solution is.

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Possibly, but with the right planning, 5 trains within 30 minutes can get a few thousand people out.

This is assuming there's actually a decent railway system built.

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