California wildfires are becoming more dangerous as the wind intensity increases.
It is feared that the situation may go to the highest dangerous level within the next 24 to 72 hours. Due to low humidity, fires are spreading to new areas faster than before. In such a situation, the administration has asked the new residents to be ready to leave their homes. The death toll in this unprecedented fire has increased to 24 people.
For the past week, the US state of California has been burning in the worst wildfires in recorded history. The worst situation is in Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. Firefighters are unable to put out the fire despite their best efforts. In the meantime, as the speed of the wind increased, the fire advanced towards new areas. Ventura County to the south started burning. Strong wind speed of Santa Ana began to increase from Sunday night. It is expected to exceed 100 kilometers per hour by evening local time on Tuesday (January 14). The US National Weather Service has predicted such weather until Wednesday. Lack of moisture made the situation worse. Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said the fire will continue to burn until Wednesday. Fire departments and security personnel in certain areas are urged to be prepared. Expected weather will have low humidity due to which the fire warning will be in effect.
Three wildfires are still out of control in Los Angeles. A red flag alert is in effect in the region. As of Monday evening, more than 40,500 acres of the region has been burnt. Damaged more than 12 thousand 300 structures. 100,000 people are being evacuated to new safe shelters. In addition, thousands of gallons of fire extinguishers were used to extinguish the fire. Fire service personnel are making every effort to prevent the spread. Foreign firefighters also joined. Meanwhile, prices of daily necessities have increased at an unusual rate in Los Angeles due to the wildfires. Prices have increased by at least 30 to 75 percent. It is estimated that the amount of damage can be between 25 billion and 275 billion dollars.
