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Raymond, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- Firefighters battling a blaze that extends for more than 38,590 hectares (150 square miles) in Northern California - the state's largest this year - have made major progress in recent hours, the United States Forest Service said Wednesday.That agency's latest bulletin said that the so-called Beckwourth Complex Fire has been 71 percent contained, up from 26 percent contained on Tuesday.Formed by the lightning-triggered Dotta and Sugar blazes, that fire is affecting Plumas National Forest, which is located near the city of Beckwourth - and northwest of Lake Tahoe - at the northern terminus of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. (Camera: DAVID ODISHO). SHOT LIST: HOT SHOTS BIG BEAR CREW PERFORM MOP UP DUTIES ON A HILLSIDE SITUATED ALONG ROAD 600 IN RAYMOND, CALIFORNIA, US.
Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle Spain's first major forest fire of the year, as authorities say that they're beginning to make headway in limiting the blaze. "The overall development is positive," firefighters in the province of Castellon, where the fire broke out on Thursday afternoon, said on Twitter. The fire has already burnt 3,800 hectares of vegetation and led to the evacuation of 1,500 people in the Valencia area. More than 500 men are still fighting the flames. IMAGES
Taylorsville/Indian Valley, Aug 12 (EFE/EPA).- The more than 6,000 people battling the largest active wildfire in California struggled to make progress Thursday amid daytime temperatures approaching 38 C (100 F).Containment of the Dixie Fire, which erupted July 14 in a mountainous area near Lassen National Forest in the northeastern part of the state, has remained at 30 percent for more than 24 hours.The combination of high temperatures, low humidity and warm winds from the southeast is hampering the effort, according to the latest update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO) .SHOT LIST: DIXIE FIRE BURNS THROUGH A FOREST IN PLUMAS COUNTY NEAR TAYLORSVILLE; AND FIRE CREWS PROTECT A HOME FROM THE DIXIE FIRE IN INDIAN VALLEY CALIFORNIA, US.
Fifteen separate wildfires have been raging in Northern California, killing at least 23 people, burning 3,500 different properties to the ground, and scorching over 122,000 acres of land. The heart of California's wine country has suffered extensive damages, with many vineyards losing whole fields of grapes and entire cellars full of bottled wine. The Signorello Vineyards Estate, located on the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley, is one of the many wineries that have been ravaged by wildfires affecting California.
Fifteen separate wildfires raging in Northern California have already killed at least 17 people and destroyed over 122,000 acres of land. Tens of thousands have already been evacuated while over 20,000 are on evacuation notice, warned by authorities to pack a ready-to-go bag containing only the utmost essentials, including documents and medicines, in order to be able to leave at a moment's notice. It has already been called one of the deadliest wildfires in the history of the sunshine state.
Ten people have died and tens of thousands evacuated after wildfires raged through northern California on Monday night, prompting a state of emergency. The inferno, which has been exacerbated by hot weather and high winds, has destroyed at least 1,500 properties across 90,000 acres in the wine-making region. Hundreds have been admitted to local hospitals for burn wounds while emergency services hotlines are flooded with distress calls about injuries and missing persons.
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