Northern California is plagued by rampant deforestation fires As a result, thousands of residents were removed from their homes.
Thousands of acres of forest and grassland were reduced to ashes near Oroville, where authorities asked about 13,000 residents to evacuate the area.
The fire front is located just a few dozen kilometers from Paradise, which in 2018 was burned by the deadliest fire in California’s annals, with the official death toll reaching 85.
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Bell for the 4th of July
About 400 firefighters are battling the blaze, with the help of aircraft and helicopters. Because of the drought, vegetation becomes fuel for the flames, which spread quickly when strong winds blow, said Butte County Fire Chief Garrett Solud.
In turn, Sheriff Cory Honey sounds the alarm about the fireworks that are usually celebrated on July 4th (also known as Independence Day in the US): “The last thing we would want is for someone who bought fireworks to do something stupid. Don’t be stupid!
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46 degrees Celsius
The situation is made worse by a heatwave sweeping across the region, with the mercury expected to rise to 46 degrees Celsius in the next 24 hours.
“We are in an extremely dangerous situation ahead of a potentially prolonged, historic and potentially deadly heat wave,” the US National Weather Service warns.
Sources: AFP, APE-MPE