The city of Los Angeles is planning a widespread power shutdown before the dangerous Santa Ana winds are expected to ramp up over the weekend, fire officials warned.
CALIFORNIA - Ground view / aerial views of Los Angeles as massive fires continue to rage in California, forcing thousands of people to flee and resulting in widespread damage.
The Santa Ana winds are expected to strengthen today, after a brief reprieve yesterday, with gusts of 30 to 50 mph in coastal areas, and up to 70 mph in the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
The wind-fed wildfires have killed at least 16 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the greater Los Angeles area, destroying entire communities and more than 12,300 structures.
Evacuation orders for the largest blaze, the Palisades Fire, have expanded as it sweeps east and threatens Brentwood, Encino and Westwood. It is 11% contained. At least 153,000 L.A. residents were under evacuation orders overnight
The Kenneth Fire that burned through 1,052 acres of Los Angeles and Ventura counties is now 100% contained, according to the National Interagency Fire Center
The fire started burning Thursday evening in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, near Calabasas, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
As of Saturday night, the Lidia Fire, Archer Fire, Woodley Fire and Sunset Fire were 100% contained and no longer considered active, according to Cal Fire. Between them, the fires scorched 487 acres.
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At least 11 people have died in the destructive fires in the Los Angeles area of the US state of California. The blaze has also turned thousands of homes and businesses into ashes as the firefighters continue to attempt to take control of it and investigators look into the possible source of ignition. The forest fires, which broke out on Tuesday, have spread rapidly as they engulfed over 16,000 acres and more than 1,000 structures on their way. Rapidly advancing flames have devastated homes and businesses, forcing residents to flee smoke-choked canyons and neighborhoods, including those housing numerous celebrities. लॉस एंजेलिस के जंगलों की आग लगातार बढ़ती जा रही है. आग नियंत्रण से बाहर हो गई है, जिसमें कम सेकम पांच जिंदगियां चली गई हैं. सैकड़ों घर पूरी तरह खाक हो गए हैं. फायर ब्रिगेड लगातार पानी की कमी से जूझ रहा है. आग के कारण लॉस एंजेलिस को 50 बिलियन डॉलर से ज्यादा का नुकसान हुआ है. भारतीय मुद्रा में यह 42,96,42,50,00,00 रुपए बनती है. यह रकम कई देशों की जीडीपी से ज्यादा है. मालदीव की कुल जीडीपी से यह 8 गुना ज्यादा है. वहीं दुनिया की सबसे ऊंची इमारत बुर्ज खलीफा को बनाने में लगी कीमत से तुलना की जाए तो लगभग 33 बिल्डिंग बन जाए. चुनावों में पार्टी की हार के बाद यह जो बाइडन के लिए बड़ा झटका है।
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