Forest fires continue in Eaton, Palisades, Hurst and Woodley in Los Angeles, California, USA. More than 5 thousand acres of land were burned to ashes in the fire that started yesterday morning in the Pacific Palisades region, a luxury residential area between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. In Los Angeles, where great chaos was experienced, people began to leave the city. After the economic loss reached tremendous levels, US President Joe Biden approved the declaration of a ‘Major Disaster’.
FIRE IS PROGRESSING SOUTH
The Hurst fire, which broke out in Sylmar, north of San Fernando, around 10:30 last night, has affected 500 acres so far. It was announced that an area of at least 75 acres was affected by the fire, which started around 06.15 in Woodley in the San Fernando Valley. It was warned that the fire was spreading southwards due to strong winds.
MORE THAN 1100 STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED
Authorities announced that 80 thousand people were under evacuation orders due to forest fires and the fires threatened at least 28 thousand structures. More than 1,100 structures have been damaged in the fires so far.
FIRE OBSTACLE TO EDUCATION
Education has been suspended in many regions today due to the ongoing forest fires in Los Angeles. At least 19 of 80 school districts were affected by the decisions to suspend education.
EVACUATION ORDER WAS GIVEN TO US VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’ HOUSE
Local media reported that while the fire was described as a “Hollywood nightmare”, an evacuation order was given for the place where many famous names lived, while Vice President Kamala Harris’s home in Los Angeles was also in the area where evacuation was ordered. Vice President Kamala Harris’ Spokesperson Ernesto Apreza said in a statement published on social media: “An evacuation order has been issued for the neighborhood where the US Vice President lives. “There was no one at home at that time,” he said.
THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES INCREASED TO 5
2,227 decares of land have been destroyed so far in the Eaton fire, which started at around 18.30 local time last night in the Pasadena and Altadena regions. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone announced that 5 people died in the Eaton fire in the Angeles National Forest and Altadena region. Marrone announced that many people were injured in the fire and hundreds of houses were reduced to ashes.
THE FIRE SPREAD TOWARDS SOUTH WITH THE WIND
The Hurst fire, which broke out in Sylmar, north of San Fernando, around 10:30 last night, has affected 500 acres so far. It was announced that an area of at least 75 acres was affected by the fire, which started around 06.15 in Woodley in the San Fernando Valley. It was warned that the fire was spreading southwards due to strong winds.
ECONOMIC LOSS IS 2 TRILLION DOLLARS!
AccuWeather, a worldwide weather forecasting service, shared its leading estimates of the economic cost of wildfires in California. Accordingly, it was estimated that the total damage and economic loss from wildfires in California could be between $52 billion and $57 billion.
In the burning USA, the death toll rose to 5, and the economic loss exceeded 2 trillion.
APPROVED THE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION
“After returning from Los Angeles this evening, he met with police, fire and emergency personnel who had previously battled historic wildfires in the region, and approved a Major Disaster declaration for California,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement Wednesday evening. “Biden has decided to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to focus on directing the full federal response in the coming days,” he said.
PEOPLE ARE LEAVING LOS ANGELES
Residents who wanted to leave Los Angeles formed long queues at city exits.
Source: İHA-DHA-AA