“The fire in Los Angeles took the lives of five people: photo details Five uncontrolled forest fires are raging in Los Angeles, which took the lives of 5 people. The storm destroyed more than 1,000 buildings, left a million homes without electricity and forced the evacuation of 100,000 people.”, — write on: unn.ua
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Strong winds are complicating firefighters’ efforts and contributing to the rapid spread of Tuesday’s blaze.
Almost 1 million homes remained without electricity.
Residents evacuated amid chaos: roads were congested, and some people abandoned their cars and fled on foot.
Five separate fires have been recorded in the district, none of which has yet been contained, state officials report. Two of them formed a kind of “mites” that covered the city.
We are facing a historic natural disaster. The situation is extremely difficult
It is noted that President Joe Biden, while in Los Angeles, together with California Governor Gavin Newsom visited the fire station in Santa Monica, where he received a briefing on the state of fighting the fire.
We do everything we can to help people get back to normal. It will be a long journey
California Governor Gavin Newsom called the disaster a “historic tragedy,” noting, “More than 1,000 buildings were destroyed, more than 100,000 were evacuated, and many were lost.”
Local officials warn that strong winds are likely to persist, complicating the situation.
The Pentagon will send 10 Navy helicopters to help fight wildfires in California, spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said.
Officials expect it to be a Navy Sea Hawks unit based in Southern California that could be equipped to transport water.
Singh also said Wednesday that the military is ready to provide four additional modular aerial firefighting systems to the California National Guard. They are likely to come from other National Guard units in the country.
We will remind
Wildfires engulfed the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, forcing the evacuation of 30,000 people. The fire destroyed more than 1,173 hectares of land, threatening 13,000 buildings, including the homes of Hollywood stars.