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Added on the 09/11/2018 18:56:28 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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.
Santa Clarita, Aug 3 (EFE/EPA).- The Elsmere fire erupted in the Santa Clarita area in California Monday afternoon, prompting evacuation orders, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire has already burnt 200 acres, according to the latest media reports. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT). SHOT LIST: FIRE FIGHTERS ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH THE ELSMERE FIRE NEAR SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, US.
A huge wildfire broke out in the hills near Santa Paula, California on Monday. It's rapid spread is helped along by gusts sweeping through the area at 50 miles per hour. At least 27,000 have been evacuated as of Tuesday. One person was killed when their car rolled over as they attempted to evacuate. California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for Venture County. Over 1,100 firefighter have gathered to battle the blaze.
Massive fires in Southern California have forced pets of all sizes to take shelter at a local equestrian center. Hansen Dam Equestrian Center provided temporary accommodation for displaced animals that had been evacuated from the path of the La Tuna fire, in Los Angeles, on Sunday. The fire, which has been described as the largest in Los Angeles' history, has reportedly covered around 7,000 acres of land.
The Californian Department of Water Resources has been unleashing up to 100,000 cubic feet of water per second from the heavily damaged spillway at Oroville Dam in a bid to drain Lake Oroville after local authorities determined that uncontrolled flood waters could rush down from the lake due to a severe erosion of one of the Oroville Dam’s emergency spillways. Although authorities have been working round the clock to plug remaining holes, the dam, which is about 70 miles north of Sacramento, is still at extreme risk of flooding. Local authorities supervised the evacuation of almost 200,000 people from Butte, Marysville, and Yuba Counties, which are located downstream from California’s second largest water reservoir.
California Governor Edmund Gerald Brown Jr spoke to the press about the ongoing situation at the Oroville Lake spillway and the evacuation of the surrounding area, during a statement from the State Operations Centre in Mather, Monday. During his statement, Brown confirmed that he has filed a letter with the Trump administration to obtain an emergency declaration for relief to help the repair process and evacuation at the site of the dam.