Hell flames rage in California: 16 dead and evacuations without end!

Hell flames rage in California: 16 dead and evacuations without end!

In the greater Los Angeles area, devastating forest fires are currently raging, which have demanded at least 16 lives and have destroyed over 12,000 buildings. The flames spread uncontrollably, especially in the wealthy Pacific Palisades district, where the greatest fire, known as the Palisades Fire, has burned more than 22,000 Acres (around 8,900 hectares) since Tuesday morning. Supported by over 900 prisoners who were trained for this emergency, firefighters from various states and even abroad fight against the flames, such as krone.at reported .

evacuations and bans

The Situation has led to over 200,000 residents in Los Angeles County to leave their houses, while more than 166,000 were under evacuation warnings. The health authority warned of a drastically deteriorated air quality and advised the population not to leave their apartments as possible. If you have to work, you should wear respiratory protection masks to minimize health risks. A health emergency has already been proclaimed because the air is heavily loaded by the smoke of the fires. In the meantime, two people were arrested near the house of Vice President Kamala Harris because they were violated against the nocturnal initial ban, which was issued to prevent looting, so Cbs News .

Similar pictures of flames and smoke show the threats of residential areas. In view of the enormous fire burden, fire leaders appealed to the population to comply with evacuation commands, while meteorological experts continue to warn of the dangerous wind conditions that can increase the fire risk. The mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, made sure that the authorities work hard to fight the flames, even though the financing of the fire brigade is criticized.