Firefighters still have a lot to do to stop the advance of the fires ravaging the city of Los Angeles. More than 180,000 people have been evacuated as the flames have progressed and have ravaged more than 14,000 hectares since the fires began on Tuesday, according to the California State Fire Department on Friday January 10.
In the northwest of Los Angeles, the outbreak devouring the upscale neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, with its villas of multimillionaires and celebrities, was still not contained despite the arrival of helicopters dropping water. After a lull, the winds returned and new fires continued to break out. In Altadena, even if the spread of the fire was “considerably stopped” during the previous night according to firefighters, the situation was identical. Follow the development of the devastating fires in our live stream.
The death toll rose to ten. This assessment, still provisional, was given Friday, January 10 by the Los Angeles County Forensic Institute. The previous one, Thursday, reported five deaths.
Several hundred soldiers deployed. The authorities announced Thursday the deployment of 400 soldiers to reinforce the fires. They must man checkpoints and help regulate traffic, explained California Governor Gavin Newsom.
The worst fires in the history of the state, according to Joe Biden. “These are the largest, most devastating fires in California history.”declared the American president during a meeting organized at the White House with officials involved in the management of this disaster.
The main outbreaks have not yet been brought under control. The fire continued to ravage Los Angelesenveloped in thick acrid smoke, Thursday. Lthe two main fires, the Palisades fire and the Eaton fire, remain out of control.
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