Feuerinferno in Los Angeles: Tens of thousands on the run from the flames!

Feuerinferno in Los Angeles: Tens of thousands on the run from the flames!

The situation in South California is dramatic: more than 52,000 people have had to leave their houses due to devastating forest fires. An initially small fire in Los Angeles has developed into a massive inferno thanks to violent winds that puts over 21,000 buildings in danger. The Viennese emigrant Nicole Töpperwien reports on the terrifying circumstances and describes that the entire city suffers from a dense, threatening caress carpet while she is still an hour away from the fire. "The sky is black and there are massive power failures," explains the independent confectioner, who observed how friends had to be evacuated while the police locked up streets to avoid further dangers, like reported today.

The situation continues to tighten, since the Californian fire brigade Cal Fire reports an additional major fire in the Van Nuys district, which is so far the smallest but still has serious consequences. The fire chief of Los Angeles, Kristin M. Crowley, describes the challenge of use as "extremely difficult". They hardly have time because the meteoreologists warn of highly dangerous, destructive wind gusts that could have potentially life risk. The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has announced the emergency and appeals to the population to follow the evacuation instructions, while several events were canceled in Hollywood, due to the unforeseen situation, as reported.

While the fire brigade tries to control the flames with tireless efforts, many parts of the population fight in chaos and persistent traffic jam. In the wealthy Pacific Palisades region, drivers had to panicked their vehicles in panic in order to get to safety on foot. 300,000 households are already without electricity, and the authorities warn that the situation could continue to worsen. With every moment the danger gets greater, and the worst could still be imminent what the citizens frightened and terror.