the death toll rises to ten, authorities announce

the death toll rises to ten, authorities announce
the death toll rises to ten, authorities announce

The human toll, still provisional, from the fires ravaging the city of Los Angeles, in the United States, has risen to ten deaths, announced Friday, January 10, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner, the medico-legal institute of Los Angeles County, in a statement. The previous report presented on Thursday reported five deaths. Follow our live stream.

Several hundred military reinforcements sent to the site, announced the authorities. Some 400 military reinforcements have been announced to fight the violent fires that have ravaged Los Angeles for three days, local authorities said Thursday. These soldiers must occupy checkpoints and help regulate traffic, California Governor Gavin Newsom explained on Thursday.

California’s “most devastating” fires. “These are the largest, most devastating fires in California history.”declared US President Joe Biden during a meeting organized at the White House with officials involved in the management of these violent fires.

Two fires continue to hit the city. The fire continues to ravage Los Angelesenveloped in thick acrid smoke: the two main fires, the “Palisades fire” and the “Eaton fire”, remain out of control in the Californian megacity.

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