Los Angeles is still surrounded by fire; Joe Biden’s trip to Italy was canceled
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency quoted by the New York Times, in the continuation of the progress Widespread fires in the city of Los Angeles in the state of California, White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre announced that Joe Biden, the president of the United States, is scheduled to visit the He canceled his trip to Italy to focus on the necessary measures to stop the progress of massive fires in the state of California.
American authorities announced that at least 5 people have died in several fires in the forests northeast of Los Angeles in the state of California. This is despite the fact that there is a possibility of increasing this statistic.
Assad Al-Najjar Chief Engineer of Los Angeles Municipality in a conversation with Al Arabiya He said that “we may be able to control these fires completely by Sunday.”
Robert Luna, chief of the Los Angeles County Police, said: the death toll has increased from two to five, and with the progress in search operations, we may see further increase. He added that the situation is still very unstable and he prays that the number of casualties will not increase, but the reality may be different.
It is said that 3 fires are currently progressing in different areas of Los Angeles, and the biggest one is the fire that is burning in the Affluent neighborhood.Pacific Palisades” Pacific Palisades occurred and so far more than 2023 hectares of land in this area have been burned.
This area is located between Santa Monica and Malibu and is home to many famous artists.
The Eaton fire also burned more than 809 acres in the Altadina area, near Pasadena, Darbar and there are reports of two deaths in this area.
Hearst fire in Sylmar area in San Fernando Valley also destroyed more than 200 hectares of forests in this area. has burned.
Strong winds have greatly complicated the efforts to control the fire and caused the flames to spread faster. Anthony Maron, the commander of the Los Angeles fire team said in a press conference that more than one thousand buildings have been destroyed by these fires.
These three fires are still spreading and containment and rescue operations are continuing.
