Fighting forest fires continues in Los Angeles County, California, USA. The Palisades fire, between Santa Monica and Malibu in the west of Los Angeles, and the Eaton fire near Pasadena in the south, were recorded as the most destructive fires in Los Angeles history. In two fires, more than 34 thousand decares (13 thousand 750 hectares) of land were reduced to ashes and many residential areas were destroyed.
LOSS OF LIVES INCREASED TO 10
In the latest statement made by the Los Angeles County Coroner, it was stated that the number of casualties in the fires increased from 7 to 10. The Sunset fire, which broke out yesterday in Hollywood Hills, meters away from the famous Hollywood Boulevard, was brought under control as a result of the intense work of the fire brigade.
HUGE COST: 130 BILLION DOLLARS
Authorities announced that 4,000-5,000 structures were damaged or reduced to ashes in the Eaton fire, and 5,300 structures were damaged or completely burned in the Palisades fire. Los Angeles Coutny Sheriff Robert Luna stated that they were worried about the increase in the number of casualties and said that it looked like an atomic bomb had been dropped on the region and that he did not expect good news. The cost of the fire, which continues to increase by billions of dollars every day, is estimated to be between 135 billion and 150 billion dollars so far.
Houses belonging to famous people in California are among the thousands of buildings that burned. Famous names such as Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton, Eugene Levy, Billy Crystal and Jennifer Gray announced that their houses burned down.
WATER IN A BAG, MILK IN A BOX
The Los Angeles fires, which have been going on for 3 days, have spread to different regions instead of decreasing, despite the work of planes, helicopters and the entire state’s fire service.
While it was reported that the fire hydrants in the city had run out of water, citizens tried to bring water to the inadequate fire brigade by carrying buckets, bags and bags.
Images of firefighters trying to extinguish smaller fires using special bags went viral. Comments were made on social media about the firefighters as ‘they carried water with a woman’s bag’. However, the Los Angeles Fire Department stated that these bags are special bags for carrying water and are used specifically to extinguish small fires.
A citizen pouring almond milk on a fire became one of the iconic scenes of the crisis. The vegan milk intervention against the fire in the city, famous for the villas of the rich, was widely shared on social media.
While the superpower USA continues to take economic and political steps on a global scale, the fact that it cannot find water to extinguish the fires in Los Angeles has become a different trending topic on social media.
Source: Sözcü-İHA