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Yosemite World-renown National Park partially closed due to a forest fire
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Smoke Wrapped: Yosemite National Park
Source: REUTERS [19659010] Parts of Yosemite National Park in California are getting closer in the middle of the main tourist season. This is not the only fire in the US state. The fire department is alarmed because the fires have changed.
V Tourists are denied the view of the iconic wall of El Capitan or the Half Moon Dome in one of America's most famous national parks this summer. A wild forest fire in California, California, raging for almost two weeks now, has overshadowed the landmarks for days. Now, Yosemite Park is partially closed due to the fire. According to the park's management on Tuesday, all visitors must have left the Yosemite Valley and adjacent areas by noon Wednesday (local time).
Hotels and campgrounds will be closed until further notice, including access roads. The closure should continue until at least Sunday
The Yosemite Valley, known for its steep granite walls and waterfalls, attracts more than three million visitors each year. Homes are often sold months in advance during the summer months.
Only 25% of the fire is under control
Since the fire of the Sierra National Forest in the west of the park, the smoke is dense. Despite the mbadive fight against fires, the so-called Ferguson fire is until now confined to 25%. The flames destroyed more than 14,000 hectares of forest, as firefighters announced on Tuesday
No view of the Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley
Source: AP / Eric Paul Zamora
The fire broke out near the village of El Portal, some 300 kilometers east of San Francisco. Since then, he has raged in rugged terrain with many dead and weak trees. The vegetation suffers from a persistent drought and a pest infestation.
California fights against ever-increasing fires
Firefighters fight over 3000 firefighters against forest fire. A spokesman said that they would make "slow progress". The authorities are seeing more and more changes in the fires that worry them.
California is experiencing more and more forest fires. Moreover, they spread as fast at night as during the day. For decades, the principle was that the fire slowed down at night and gave the firefighters some advantage. In addition, the fire had almost always increased in the past, and the forces also began to spread, said a head of the California Department of Forestry and Fire, the "New York Times".
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