Kalifornija gori: Poginuo vatrogasac, proglašeno izvanredno stanje

Goran Gajić

epa04869471 Firefighters confer as the Rocky fire burns near Clearlake, California, USA, 01 August 2015. The fire, one of dozens raging in drought parched Northern California, has destroyed 24 residences and scorched 25,750 acres according to Cal Fire. Thousands of firefighters battle blazes in northern California, where record heat and dry conditions were complicating efforts to extinguish them. More than 20 large wildfires are burning in the state, many caused by lightning strikes. Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency, saying severe drought and extreme weather have turned much of the state into a tinderbox. EPA/NOAH BERGER
epa04869471 Firefighters confer as the Rocky fire burns near Clearlake, California, USA, 01 August 2015. The fire, one of dozens raging in drought parched Northern California, has destroyed 24 residences and scorched 25,750 acres according to Cal Fire. Thousands of firefighters battle blazes in northern California, where record heat and dry conditions were complicating efforts to extinguish them.
More than 20 large wildfires are burning in the state, many caused by lightning strikes. Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency, saying severe drought and extreme weather have turned much of the state into a tinderbox. EPA/NOAH BERGER

Tisuće vatrogasaca bori se s požarima u sjevernoj Kaliforniji, gdje visoke temperature i suša otežavaju gašenje.

Više od 20 velikih požara gori u toj saveznoj državi, od kojih su mnoge uzrokovali udari gromova, javljaju mediji.

Guverner Jerry Brown proglasio je izvanredno stanje, kazavši da velika suša i ekstremni vremenski uvjeti otežavaju stanje.

Proglašavanje izvanrednog stanja omogućit će brže raspoređivanje resursa na područja požara, piše Los Angeles Times. Već je raspoređeno oko 8.000 vatrogasaca.

Poginuo vatrogasac, evakuirano 650 osoba

Požar u okrugu Modoc u sjeveroistočnom dijelu savezne države odnio je život jednog vatrogasca.

Požar koji je u srijedu počeo sjeverno od San Francisca proširio se na područje od oko 8.900 hektara. Samo oko 5 posto tog požara je pod kontrolom, navode mediji. Oko 650 ljudi bilo je prisiljeno napustiti svoje domove.

“Ovo je požar bez presedana koji je zahvatio ovu šumu i šume diljem Kalifornije”, izjavio je dužnosnik za upravljanje požarima Mike Minton.

“Ovaj požar nadmašuje sve ranije, čak i one iz 2008.”

Izvor: HINA
Naslovna foto: FAH

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