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Chile declared a state of emergency on Friday as officials said 10 people were feared dead in forest fires in the central Valparaiso region, where blazes are threatening hundreds of homes. IMAGES
St. Helena/Calistoga, Sep 29 (EFE/EPA).- Tens of thousands of California's Napa and Sonoma valleys' residents on Monday were forced to flee their homes as wildfires fanned by strong winds ripped through the world-famous wine region. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).SHOT LIST: FIREFIGHTERS TRY TO CONTROL THE FAST-MOVING GLASS FIRE IN ST. HELENA AND CALISTOGA, 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.
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.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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