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Original title: Wildfires on the west coast of the United States are out of control and ready for “massive casualties” Source: China News
On the 13th, dozens of wildfires on the west coast of the United States continued to rage, although authorities sent more than 30,000 people to rescue them, it was still difficult to control the fire. So far, the death toll from wildfires has risen to 33 and dozens more are missing. Local authorities predict that the death toll will continue to rise. Cooler weather is the only hope to stop the fire. US President Trump will travel to California on the 14th to inspect the disaster. His opponent, Democratic presidential candidate Biden, criticized Trump for repeatedly denying climate change, but facts speak louder than words and cautioned against it deals with an imminent threat to people’s survival. problem.
Recently, smoke from the fire covered the entire San Francisco Bay Area and most of Northern California, turning the entire sky orange. The image shows San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge almost obscured by smoke.Wildfires started in California, Oregon and Washington in early August. So far, at least 33 people have died and dozens of people are missing. Thousands of houses have been burned and many small towns have been burned.
In areas affected by wildfires, charred trees and telephone poles emerged from the smoky gray landscape. The building was burned down and turned into a pile of bricks, concrete, and metal. The car is parked in the driveway and on the side of the road, the bodywork is black, and the interior is visible.
National fire officials said the blaze spread through multiple states and burned 4.6 million acres, about the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.
The National Interagency Fire Center said on the 13th that most of the wildfires occurred in California, Washington, Oregon and Idaho, although Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming were also fires.
“More than 30,000 firefighters and support personnel have been assigned to fires across the country,” the center said. The firefighting authority noted that since fires in many affected areas are still very violent and it is difficult for firefighters to approach, it is believed that more victims will be found in the future, so authorities have prepared for the possibility of large-scale casualties.
Severe wildfire in California
In the devastated state of Oregon, wildfires have burned about 400,000 hectares of land and more than 40,000 residents have evacuated their homes to save their lives. Governor Brown said authorities have issued emergency evacuation warnings for about 500,000 people.
Although these fires occurred primarily in rural and wooded areas, the major west coast cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland also felt the impact.
On the morning of the 12th local time, Portland, Oregon’s largest city, was covered in dense smoke and dust, and air quality deteriorated dramatically, putting people’s health in crisis. A 37-year-old man said: “It feels like I’ve smoked 100 cigarettes. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Zui, a 56-year-old citizen, fled Portland with her daughter. “We saw a bird flying in the air, and then all of a sudden it fell … I didn’t want to die like that, so I decided to evacuate my house.”
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