Jaw-dropping images of Fort McMurray before and after the fire

Move the slider back and forth horizontally to see what Fort McMurray, Alta., looked like before May 1 and after a wildfire swept through the city.

While the wildfire forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 people, the majority of the city remainsintact.

Despite the efforts of firefighters working round the clock,some neighbourhoods such as Beacon Hill and Abasandare all but gone.

The following imageswere taken by Google's Terra Bellaplatformon May 1 and on May 6.

Scroll through the complete satellite imagery of Terra Bellahere.