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Several fires continued on Tuesday to ravage parts of California, fueled by intense heat and high winds, as reported by emergency services in a state that has already been severely affected by a winter fire. latest.
The most important was extended on Tuesday morning by more than 28,300 hectares northwest of Sacramento and only 5% were under control, according to a statement from California Fire Department (CalFire)
. working during the day to build new ditches to contain and defend the structures affected by fire, "said the authority.
More than 2100 firefighters, supported by 187 vehicles and 18 helicopters, fight the fire unleashed Saturday by a fire. Reason still unknown in Yolo County before moving to nearby Napa County.
California authorities issued evacuation orders. for the inhabitants of the areas at risk
"The risk of expansion remains important because the teams fight the fire on a difficult ground", declared the Californian fire service.
A little farther northwest Another fire in Lake County was 80% controlled Tuesday morning after consuming 6,000 hectares and destroying 22 buildings, according to CalFire.
The year 2017 was the most affected by fires in California
The December flames caused the deaths of two people in Santa Barbara and destroyed more than 1,000 buildings, including millionaire worthless homes, and shaved with more than 100,000 hectares. This was considered the third most destructive fire since 1932.
About 40 people died in the October fires in the wine-growing regions of the Napa and Sonoma valleys, north of San Francisco, which affected nearly 100,000 hectares of forest According to experts, global warming increases the risk that fires become uncontrollable due to dry vegetation, making them more flammable and vulnerable to lightning and burning. spontaneously or by the action of the human being.
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