A man photographs burned out homes in the Abasand neighbourhood of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 9, 2016 after wildfires forced the evacuation of the town. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian officials on Monday got their first glimpse of the oil sands boomtown of Fort McMurray since a wildfire erupted and saw a "heartbreaking" number of destroyed homes but a largely intact downtown business area.
The fire that has ravaged some 161,000 hectares (395,000 acres) of Alberta moved far enough away from the evacuated town of 88,000 people to allow an official delegation led by the province's premier, Rachel Notley, to visit.
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