Los Angeles, June 14, 2022 (AFP) – A wildfire swept out of control in a forest outside of Los Angeles on Monday, after a weekend of record temperatures as meteorologists warned of the danger of wildfires. United States of America.
At least 400 hectares of land were destroyed by fire in the Los Angeles National Forest on Saturday morning.
Thousands of people in the Wrightwood area were evacuated from their homes and only 5% of the fire was contained.
Firefighters said the fire broke out in an area with dense vegetation.
“The terrain is a very steep, challenging area,” Alison Hesterly of Cal Fire San Bernardino told the Los Angeles Times.
About 200 firefighters, including from the air, are responding to the fire.
“They (…) are mainly focused on the northwest and extreme south (…) edges and hope that the wind doesn’t push the fire out of the containment lines,” Hesterly said.
The fire started Saturday amid temperatures reaching 43 degrees Celsius in Palm Springs and extreme heatwaves sweeping parts of California and the west, reaching its highest level on record.
The Southwest has been hit by a unique drought that has left the vegetation extremely dry and combustible.
source: Noticias
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