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United States: a megafire out of control in California
United States: a megafire out of control in California
(Franceinfo)
In California, a huge forest fire broke out about a hundred kilometers from Los Angeles. The firefighters seem helpless despite having deployed a large number of equipment.
Flames several dozen meters high. The fire is eating away at the hills. At the bottom of them is the city of Highland (California, United States)threatened by this fire. An evacuation order has been given to residents in the risk areas.The fire is coming towards us, we just had time to grab a few things”, says a resident located in a dangerous area.
10,000 people were evacuated this weekend. The fire broke out four days ago in the city of San Bernardino, about a hundred kilometers from Los Angeles. A large deployment of helicopters and planes delayed the advance of the flames. On the ground, more than 500 firefighters are fighting to protect homes from the fire.The most complicated thing for us is that the fire is unpredictable, we don’t really know where to position our teams.” More than 8,000 hectares have already gone up in smoke, the fire is out of control and a state of emergency has been declared.