More than 100,000 people have already received a mandatory evacuation order.
Several wildfires raging around Los Angeles have not been brought under control. A new fire broke out overnight in the Hollywood Hills, after five other fires have claimed at least five lives.
More than 100,000 people have received mandatory evacuation orders. Dry, hurricane-force winds spread fires and prevent extinguishing operations, for example from the air.
– A huge tragedy has befallen our community, said the mayor of Pasadena Victor Gordo.
Except for one fire at night, none of them had been brought under control at all. More than 1.5 million households are without power in Southern California.
The Los Angeles Fire Department has issued an evacuation order for the area bounded by Hollywood Boulevard, Mulholland Drive, Highway 101 and Laurel Canyon Drive.
These are the iconic addresses of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Among other things, the Dolby theater, which serves as the stage for the Oscar gala, remains within the area.
Most of the destroyed buildings are in the area between Santa Monica and Malibu.
Hollywood stars have lost their homes in fires of The Daily Mail by Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Anna Faris, Miles Teller, Eugene Levy Billy Crystal and Adam Brody.
Biden canceled his trip to Europe
According to the White House, the President of the United States Joe Biden has canceled his planned trip to Italy for the rest of the week due to the fires in California.
According to a White House spokesman, the president made the decision after meeting with California officials on Wednesday.
Biden’s visit to Italy was supposed to be his last foreign official trip as president.
AP, Reuters