“Large-scale fires in Los Angeles: Evacuees can return home no earlier than Thursday. Due to forest fires in Los Angeles, more than 100 thousand residents have been evacuated. The fire destroyed 12,000 buildings on an area of 17,000 hectares, and 24 people died.”, — write on: unn.ua
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A critical warning remains in effect due to strong gusts of wind expected through midweek. This creates the risk of new fires and complicates the work of firefighters.
Currently, more than 100,000 residents remain evacuated, although the peak number of people ordered to leave their homes reached 180,000. The fire, which covered more than 17 thousand hectares, caused the destruction of more than 12 thousand buildings and took the lives of at least 24 people.
Emergency services are working to contain the fire, but difficult weather conditions keep the situation tense.
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