Požari u Los Angelesu: Raste broj mrtvih, procijenjena šteta oko 50 milijardi dolara
Žena na putu u mestu Altadena, 8. januar 2025. (REUTERS/David Swanson)
Hiljade vatrogasaca bore se sa šumskim požarima koji bjesne na području Los Angelesa. Najmanje pet osoba je stradalo, prema navodima iz kancelarije okružnog šerifa, a izgorjelo je više od hiljadu kuća.
Zbog broja uništenih objekata, ovi požari se smatraju najvećim i najdestruktivnijim u historiji grada.
Oko 100.000 ljudi je dobilo nalog da se evakuiše, a lokalne vlasti otvorile su nekoliko skloništa za ljude i životinje koji bježe od požara. Procijenjuje se da je oko milion i po ljudi u južnoj Kaliforniji bez struje.
Privatna američka meteorološka agencija AccuWeather objavila je svoju procjenu materijalne štete - oko 50 milijardi dolara.
U fotografijama: Šumski požari bjesne u Kaliforniji
1/20A McDonald's restaurant is showered in embers during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 7, 2025. A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. More than 200 acres (80 hectares) was burning in Pacific Palisades, a upscale spot with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. Across town, on the northern edge of Los Angeles, another fire broke out in Eaton Canyon, near Pasadena, quickly consuming 200 acres (81 hectares) later in the night, according to Angeles National Forest officials.
2/20A surfer takes off on a wave in Santa Monica, California, during sunset under a blackened sky from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades, Jan. 7, 2025.
3/20A home burns during the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California, Jan. 8, 2025.
4/20A firefighter works at the scene as dozens of homes continue to burn during the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California, Jan. 8, 2025.
5/20A residence burns as a firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025.
6/20A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, California.
7/20Water is dropped on the advancing Palisades Fire by helicopter in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025.
8/20The Palisades Fire burns a Christmas tree inside a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Jan. 7, 2025.
9/20Elderly patients are quickly evacuated into an armored vehicle as embers and flames approach during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 7, 2025.
10/20A playground burns in a residential neighborhood during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 7, 2025.
11/20A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 7, 2025.
12/20A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, California, Jan. 7, 2025.
13/20The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 7, 2025.
14/20The Palisades Fire ravages amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025.
15/20The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025.
16/20A firefighter battles the advancing Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025.
17/20A woman cries as the Palisades Fire advances in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025.
18/20A vehicle burns as the Palisades Fire advances in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025.
19/20Residents of a senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, California.
20/20Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire as it burns multiple structures in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025.
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Vatrogasci se bore sa najmanje tri odvojena velika požara - od naselja Santa Monica na pacifičkoj obali, do naselja Pasadena, koja je u višim dijelovima Los Angelesa, i u dolini San Fernando.
Požar dodatno raplamsavaju vjetrovi Santa Ana i uzrokuju da se vatra jako brzo širi. Baš zbog vjetra, avioni koji gase požar su privremeno bili prizemljeni, ali su u srijedu popodne ponovo poletjeli.
Meteorolozi kažu da će uslovi koji pogoduju širenju požara trajati do petka.
Istrage za utvrđivanje uzroka sva tri požara su u toku.
Guverner Kalifornije Kevin Newsom zatražio je pomoć od federalne vlade, a predsjednik SAD Joe Biden rekao je da će potpisati deklaraciju o hitnoj pomoći za područja ugrožena požarima.
Pentagon je najavio da će poslati 10 svojih helikoptera u Kaliforniju kako bi pomogli u gašenju požara.
Biden je bio u Los Angelesu na brifingu lokalnih vatrogasaca, zajedno sa Newsomom, a tokom dana je poletio nazad u Washington.
Požar se proširio jako brzo, što je natjeralo stanovnike ugroženih dijelova Los Angelesa da se na brzinu evakuišu.
Zbog te žurbe nastala je gužva, putevi su bili zakrčeni zbog čega su mnogi napustili svoja vozila i pobjegli pješice.
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