Large wildfires in Southern California have forced the evacuation of 200,000 people from different areas. They are kilometers and kilometers of devastated areas. In the Ventura area, for example, the flames have already carbonized some 38,000 hectares. Both this city and Santa Paula and Los Angeles were sold by the fires.
The rustic areas that surround them are very arid. The effect of the flames has not been seen only in the forest areas, there are hundreds of records of burning houses. More than 1,100 schools closed their doors as a preventive measure.
The danger yesterday got worse by the hurricane wind that plagues the region, with gusts of up to 130 kilometers per hour which made the flames spread with great speed. The first outbreaks were declared last Monday and the situation is expected to remain critical until the weekend.
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The rustic areas that surround them are very arid. The effect of the flames has not been seen only in the forest areas, there are hundreds of records of burning houses. More than 1,100 schools closed their doors as a preventive measure.
The danger yesterday got worse by the hurricane wind that plagues the region, with gusts of up to 130 kilometers per hour which made the flames spread with great speed. The first outbreaks were declared last Monday and the situation is expected to remain critical until the weekend.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42263237