Los Angeles knows no respite: hot and powerful winds continue to blow during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday and further fan the flames which have disfigured the second city in the United States for a week and have left at least 25 dead .
The US Weather Service (NWS) warned of gusts of up to 110 km/h between 3 a.m. (11 a.m. UT) and 3 p.m. (11 p.m. UT) on Wednesday. Parts of Los Angeles County and neighboring Ventura County have been placed on “default” status. particularly dangerous situation ».
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The very low humidity level and the very dry vegetation can lead to a “ ultra-rapid fire expansion » in certain areas, warn meteorologists, who have also placed a large part of southern California on red alert.
An upwardly revised assessment
The damage is immense: more than 12,000 homes, buildings and vehicles were destroyed or damaged, and entire neighborhoods razed. Some 88,000 people are still displaced and at least 25 dead, according to a new report.
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