Ferocious US fires evict thousands
Written by Morenike Adebayo on August 18, 2016
Firefighters are continuing to tackle a huge blaze in southern California, with several of them describing it as the most ferocious they have ever seen. An evacuation order has been issued for an area home to more than eighty-two thousand people, just east of Los Angeles.
The Blue Cut fire, as it has been named, has destroyed homes and disrupted transport links between California and Nevada. Some people have been running for their lives just ahead of the flames. The blaze first ignited on Tuesday in a drought-ravaged mountain pass and a day later it had spread across nearly forty-seven square miles. The flames have advanced, out of control, despite the efforts of one thousand and three hundred firefighters. Commander, Mike Wakoski said he had never seen such extreme conditions in forty years of service.
