Wildfires in the western United States Fires in the world's wine regions September 30 4:05
The worst-ever wildfire in the western United States has continued for about two months, and California's world-famous wine region is also suffering.
Wildfires that broke out in late July in the western United States are still ongoing, and the area burned down is about 1.45 million hectares in California and about 400,000 hectares in neighboring Oregon, which is the worst scale in history. It has become.
Of these, on the 27th in California, the fire broke out in Napa County in the northern part of the state, where the world-famous wine region Napa Valley is located, and in the adjacent Sonoma County, and it spread in strong winds.
According to local fire departments, two wineries with vineyards were damaged in the two groups, and resort hotels were also burned, forcing more than 68,000 people to evacuate.
Since the fire spreads quickly, fire extinguishing activities have hardly been completed, and there is concern that the damage will spread further.
Governor Newsam of California declared a state of emergency in three counties, including Napa and Sonoma counties, and called on the federal government to respond to the fire on the 28th.