China News Service, July 24. According to the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) report, on the 23rd local time, the forest fire near Yosemite National Park in California, USA continued to spread, more than 6,000 people were forced to evacuate, and more than 2,600 residences and shops were evacuated. power failure.
On the 23rd local time, a firefighter in California, USA was putting out a fire.
According to reports, data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) showed that the forest fire began to burn in the southwest of the park near the town of Midpines in Mariposa County on the afternoon of the 22nd. Up to 19 square miles (about 48 square kilometers).
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Mariposa County on the 23rd.
Evacuation orders have been issued for more than 6,000 people living within miles of the area, said Daniel Patterson, a spokesman for the Sierra National Forest.
Patterson also said that more than 400 firefighters are currently involved in fighting the fire, and the authorities have also dispatched firefighting helicopters to assist in the rescue.
According to data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), as of the morning of the 23rd, the fire had destroyed 10 buildings, damaged another 5 buildings, and threatened more than 2,000 buildings.
The fire also closed several roads.
Pacific Gas & Electric also said that as of the afternoon of the 22nd, more than 2,600 homes and businesses in the affected area had lost power, and the recovery time was unknown.
At present, the fire has become one of the largest wildfires in California in 2022.
Authorities say California has experienced increasingly large and deadly wildfires as drought conditions have worsened over the past few decades.
Scientists say the climate will become more extreme and wildfires will be more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.