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New Brunswick is sending 3 aircraft to Newfoundland to support firefighting efforts following a request for assistance from the NL Government via the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. The Air Tractor 802 aircraft will work in conjunction with the provincial waterbombers.
An American Airlines flight has reportedly collided with a Blackhawk helicopter in Washington DC, resulting in a crash into the river, rescue crews currently searching.
#NLtraffic TRAVEL NOT RECOMMENDED in central Newfoundland between Glovertown and Grand-Falls Windsor. This includes the TCH and secondary highways.
Reduced visibility is reported on the secondary highways.
January 30/2025 @06:30
#NLwx WIND WARNING
5:26 AM NST Thursday 30 January 2025
Locations: Northern Peninsula East.
Maximum gusts: westerly 80 km/h, except 100 in the Canada Bay area.
Time span: Friday afternoon.
After dark this evening, a member of the RNC Traffic Services observed this vehicle traveling 166 km/h on the TCH (St John's). As a result, the vehicle was impounded and the driver had his licence suspended.
For yours, and everyone else's safety, please slow down.
#nltraffic
On 17 Jul, a fishing vessel in Ungava Bay had a medical distress. 103 #SAR Squadron Gander and 413 #SAR Squadron Greenwood were tasked to airlift the patient and transfer them to an ambulance in Gander, NL. #RESCUE