Historic Canadian tourist town Jasper left devastated after 100m wildfire | BBC News

The fierce wildfire which swept through the Canadian town of Jasper in recent days melted cars to the road and turned homes to ash.

The first images of the devastation at the famous tourist town have emerged, after a 100m (328ft) firewall swept through late on Wednesday.

It has been difficult to get a sense of the scale of what happened because the fire burned out-of-control for days.

Some 25,000 people were evacuated from the town and the Jasper National Park, in Alberta.

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[velemeny]

Dear Canadians,
I saw and heard about a wildfire in Jasper park.
Your country is very very beautiful.
There are wonderful national parks, lakes and amazing places in Canada.
Canada is a treasure on the wordl.
I wish you to succeed in controlling the wildfires.
It is a tragedy to lose your own houses.
I feel for you, I know how it feels to lose a house.
I wish you all the best in Canada.
The love must to win

Greetings from Europe
Eva

[kevinfelix]

30% to 50% of the town is gone or partially gone

[colleenstaroszik]

Unfortunately there are a lot of dead trees in Alberta and British Columbia killed by the pine beetle. Including in the area of Jasper and Jasper National Park.

[wattsonkills]

Hello from Japan. I empathize for them. And I’ve ever been to Alberta in canada

[thomasace]

Wildfires do exist

But 9/10 the ignition points have been man made

[Sharon-marie]

This is heartbreaking 💔 sending love and prayers to our Canadian neighbours 🙏 from the uk 🇬🇧

[traceyg]

This is tragic. I visited Jasper on one of my trips to Canada and loved it, words just don't cut it, such a shame😢

[alankirkby]

Im English, I live in England, UK. I once visited Jasper, many years ago. I recall Jasper, being a Calm / Pleasant, place.
Awful now seeing this devastation.

[michaeljohnson]

Imagine walking back to you home and there is nothing left of it

[TonyVRailfanning]

there are no words to express my sadness to the people of Jasper. Ive spent countless days in Jasper at various times of my childhood and Adulthood. My heartfelt prayers to all those who have lost their homes and businesses there

[asboukcomfortable]

Jasper we pray for the suffering and those affected by the cruel fire. 🙏 . Uk 🇬🇧

[vnfarm]

The recent wildfire that ravaged the Canadian town of Jasper is truly devastating. Images reveal a scene of utter destruction, with cars melted into the road and homes reduced to ash. The scale of the disaster is staggering, especially given the fire's uncontrolled spread over several days😢😢😢😢😢😢

[joermnyc]

The Premier of Alberta cut wildfire protection funding 5 years ago to “save money”. Rebuilding a town like this will cost so much more!

[krisjackson]

Very sad for you all. My darling husband & I loved visiting here in 2013 ❤

[terryteed]

My heart goes out to the people affected by this. I had a wonderfull time in Jasper in my early 20s. It WAS a beautiful town and the people are just as beautiful. 😢

[anyaharris]

That's terrible. These people have lost everything. I hope the government will rehouse them.

[lesliemacmillan]

It's not correct to say that 10s of 1000s of acres of land have been "destroyed". The forest is naturally purged by fire and it will regrow. The loss in Jasper townsite is heartbreaking, yes, and the economic loss is large but the land will recover. It has for thousands or millions of years.

[daedraq]

I have stayed at Jasper during my first trip in Canada. Some of the best memories where made in the national park and the town. Im really sad seeing this...😢. Good luck and strength on the rebuilding.

[blonde-zombie]

Someone i know moved there a year or so ago and lost everything 😞

[HCars]

Wow. Lahaina last year, and now Jasper this year. My heart is still broken for everyone in Lahaina who lost everything, and same for Jasper. 💔🥺