6 minutes agoU.S. fires trigger the evacuation of thousands of people
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)In the United States powerful fires near the Yosemite National Park destroyed dozens of buildings and forced thousands of people to flee the towns of Gold Rush region. Firefighters managed to stop the flames from spreading to the Sierra Nevada region. The fire threatened to burn about 1,500 houses, and reportedly destroyed 45 buildings. [...]
Firefighters managed to stop the flames from spreading to the Sierra Nevada region.
The fire threatened to burn about 1,500 houses, and reportedly destroyed 45 buildings.
More than 3 thousand firefighters have been fighting fires for 5 days, which have burned some 282 square miles [282 sq km], says a California Fire and Protection Department report.
More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes to about 6 communities in the area. /voa
