Gigantski požar u Kaliforniji i dalje traje; snimke i fotografije ukazaju na svu razornost katastrofe
Područje obuhvaćeno vatrom veće je od površine New Yorka
Razorni požar na području južne Kalifornije još se uvijek širi, javljaju mediji. Kako piše BBC, područje koje je trenutno obuhvaćeno vatrom veće je od površine New Yorka.
U požaru, koji traje od prošlog tjedna, u pokrajinama Ventura i Santa Barbara zahvaćeno je 230 tisuća hektara.
Peti najveći požar u povijesti Kalifornije
Zbog jakih vjetrova, požar se strelovito širi, a trenutno je to peti najveći požar u povijesti Kalifornije. Stanovnici u obalnim dijelovima su evakuirani.
Obzirom da se požar širi i na planinski teren, vatrogascima je teško držati sve pod kontrolom.
Proglašeno izvanredno stanje
Kako javlja CNN, najmanje je jedna osoba zasad smrtno stradala na području Venture. Prema informacijama vlasti, umrla je 70-godišnja gospođa dok je bježala od požara.
Vlasti su, zbog situacije, izdale ljubičasti alarm, što je najviši stupanj opasnosti. Na području Kalifornije je i proglašeno izvanredno stanje.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2vg8lWaI-Q
View of the #ThomasFire from #CateSchool in #Carpinteria. Listen closely & you’ll hear there is no wind just an eerie glow. Campus is now guarded by firefighters @CBSLA #CBSLA #KCAL9 pic.twitter.com/bRRKKVYGbB
— Cristy Fajardo (@fajardonews) December 11, 2017
Received this #thomasfire video 😳 of the destruction in Ojai. Here’s to the firefighters working to stop this from spreading to Santa Barbara County 💪🏼🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/R0Ia9PMohU
— Matt Sanderson (@MattySandz) December 11, 2017
BREAKING – The #ThomasFire is at least 230,000 acres, with containment dropping to 10%, spreading into Santa Barbara County. This is the latest mandatory/voluntary evacuation map, please share -> https://t.co/LOvUlI3UeI #cawx #SoCalFires Video: @EliasonMike Santa Barbara Co. Fire pic.twitter.com/kde8HtKrd7
— Meredith Garofalo (@GarofaloWX) December 11, 2017
Raging Thomas fire triggers new evacuation orders in California https://t.co/M2ccGyXC5v pic.twitter.com/VaZ8nE1B79
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 11, 2017
Massive California wildfire now the fifth-largest in state's history https://t.co/GKQT7ulhAp pic.twitter.com/9eW7C0pubB
— Fabiolucv (@Fabiolucv) December 11, 2017
California Governor slams Trump for Paris climate agreement pullout, warns fires might be 'new normal' https://t.co/niqi6COjq8 pic.twitter.com/kKLfV8akS3
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 11, 2017
At 230,000 acres, Thomas fire is now the fifth largest wildfire in modern California history https://t.co/wwK51zT8ql pic.twitter.com/bubSTvAdML
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 11, 2017
#ThomasFire 230,000 acres 5th largest fire in CA history pic.twitter.com/JGFHvwuaJr
— socalfirephoto.com (@SoCalFirePhoto) December 11, 2017