China News Service, June 14. According to Agence France-Presse, recently, California and parts of the western part of the United States have been hit by extreme heat, which once rose to 45.5 degrees Celsius, and out-of-control wildfires broke out in the forests of the suburbs of Los Angeles.
The wildfires have now burned 400 hectares of woodland, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated.
Data map: On June 13, local time, a fire truck was parked near a wildfire in California, USA.
According to reports, the wildfire code-named "Sheep" (Sheep) has been burning since the evening of the 11th local time, burning nearly 400 hectares of forest land.
Thousands of residents in the Southern California community of Wrightwood were asked to evacuate as only 5 percent of the fire was contained.
Fire officials have warned that 2022 could be a wildfire year.
The National Weather Service pointed out that fire danger is widespread in the region, and weather conditions that can lead to severe fires are expected to extend across the Southwest to the southern and central Rocky Mountains and the High Plains.