Los Angeles: 11 the dead from the fires – Research into water shortages, “sorry about panic with wrong evacuation messages

The continue to rage on the fourth to fifth consecutive day, leaving behind at least 11 dead, however the winds spreading at lightning speed weakened yesterday Friday (10.01.25), while the recriminations and criticisms intensified. At the same time, during the fiery hell entire suburbs of the second largest city of the United States, Los Angeles, suffered terrible disasters: over 10,000 buildings became a stagnation of the fire, as were more than 140,000 acres with vegetation. CORVERSE Democratic outgoing president Joe Biden likened the situation in Californian megapolis to “a war scene”, said Los Angeles seems to have suffered “bombing”. The largest fire charred over 80,000 acres on the coast of Malibu and the expensive suburb of Pacific Palisades — yet the fire body announced that it began to put the flames under control. Among those who saw their homes turned to ashes was actor and director Mel Gibson, who told NewsNation devastated because his house was destroyed in Malibu, as well as the years-old NBA player, the US professional basketball league, and today Los Angeles Lakers coach, J.J. Reddick. The wind faded yesterday, allowing firefighters to make progress in trying to control the active fiery fronts — the main ones are five. On Thursday, a new fire occurred north of the main dorm at Pacific Palisades, near the Hiden Hills suburb, where various multimillionaires and celebrities live. For most of it, it was checked. Very dangerous the situation “is still very dangerous”, warned Diane Kriswell of the federal agency for dealing with natural disasters (FEMA) yesterday. “The winds faded today, but once I received a newer weather report (…) will be strengthened again in the next few days,” he explained after a meeting at the White House. In various areas of the vast Californian city, hundreds of thousands of people were invited to leave their homes. Chaos with the looting In front of the lootings that multiplied in fire-stricken areas and districts where an accelerated evacuation of civilians was ordered, a curfew was imposed from 18:00 to 06:00 (local hours) in the Pacific Palisades and Altatina areas yesterday. National Guard units were developed, while dozens of people were arrested for cases of this nature. Before this decision, residents decided to stand trial, organizing patrols or guarding themselves what remains of their neighborhoods. While it is still early to make safe estimates of the causes of the fires, criticisms multiply, especially about the level of preparation and the response of authorities. Research into water shortages California governor, Democratic Gavin Newsome, demanded yesterday “independent and full examination” of water distribution services in the city. In particular, it criticised water supply shortages in the midst of fires, especially in the early hours and days. “We need answers,” to “know exactly what happened,” he said in an open letter. Fire Corps chief Christine Crowley on her part told KTTV television station, part of Fox News’ national network, that her service is faced with shortages of “personal, resource and capital”, not much or less denouncing the municipality that she “stood” firefighters. She insisted, in another interview, on CNN, that she has repeatedly protested officials over the $17 million budget and how “sub-contracted” and “under-funded” are the fire department: “we don’t have enough firefighters”, she whistled, while calls received by her agency have increased by 55% since 2010. The reinforcements sent will help, but in the future the fire department will need funding and support, he added. Californians are invited to save on water: reservoirs that feed fire hydrants and pumps are emptied because of the fires. Moreover, sending accidentally messages to mobile phones calling for citizens to be rushed away from their homes the other day Thursday and yesterday Friday, causing a disturbance to the population, forced authorities to apologize. At the same time, the federal civil aviation agency (FAA) announced that it was conducting an investigation into the incident in which drone caused a hole in the fire-fighting wing. Fires in Los Angeles may prove the most expensive in history. AccuWeather estimates that damage will have value ranging from $135 billion to $150 billion. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spread through Truth Social false allegations, arguing that California is affected by a lack of water due to the policies of the Democrats to protect the environment, because they in turn waste water to save “useless fish”. He has not stopped demanding that California Governor Newsome resign. outgoing President Biden on his part said that “many demagogues” are trying to benefit from misinformation about the disaster. Hot and dry winds, known as Santa Ana, are common during Californian winter. But this week their intensity was the highest since 2011, according to meteorologists. It is a true nightmare for firefighters, as California after two quite rainy years is now hit by abnormally dry winter, with no rains for practically eight months. Scientists often warn that climate change will make increasingly frequent weather phenomena that are characterised as extreme, multiply so-called natural disasters.