The largest wildfire in California erupted this year, the world's largest Sequoia is not guaranteed

Jimu News reporter Zhang Yang

On July 23, local time, a jungle fire suddenly occurred near the U.S. National Park, California, USA, and the fire spread rapidly, becoming one of the largest wildfires in the state this year. At present, the fire has caused thousands of people to evacuate, the power supply of more than 2,000 families and enterprises is interrupted, and the largest Sequoia tree in the world today may be burned.

California wildfire scene

According to the Associated Press quoted the data from California Forestry and Fire Bureau (CAL Fire), the fire began in the southwest of the park near Dapisa Town, Poisa County, Mary, and it has spread nearly 48 square kilometers by Saturday. The local area The wildfires that begin to start with the U.S. National Park and have burned into the Sella National Forest as "Oak Fire". Due to the influence of "oak fire", California Governor Gavin Newson announced on Saturday that Mary Bosza has entered an emergency.

California wildfire scene

Ala's spokesman for the Sira National Forest, Daniel Patterson, said that more than 6,000 people living in the region had issued a evacuation order on Saturday.

Patterson said that as of Saturday morning of local time, the fire had destroyed more than 20 houses and commercial buildings, and nearly 2,000 buildings were also threatened. The fire leads to many roads closed, including the 140 highway between the Casten Sets Road and the Alrad Road -one of the main routes leading to the Shengmei Land.

California wildfire scene

Pacific Gas and Power Corporation (Pacific Gas & Electric) said on its official website that as of Friday night, more than 2,600 households and enterprises in the region had disconnected power, and there were no signs when it could recover. The company said that because of the high fire, they "could not reach the affected equipment for maintenance."

California wildfire scene

The California Forestry and Fire Bureau said that there are currently more than 400 firefighters fighting with the help of helicopters, other aircraft and bulldozers. Extremely dry vegetation caused by the most serious drought. " At present, the cause of the fire is under investigation.

California wildfire scene

In recent years, with the changes in climate, the west of the west of the United States has become warmer and dry in the past 30 years, and California has experienced increasingly larger and more fatal wildfires every year. Scientists said that the weather will continue to become more extreme, wildfire will appear more frequently, and it is more destructive and unpredictable.

California wildfire scene

There is a huge sequy forest at the southernmost tip of the Shengmei Park, and the fire has spread to its edge. There are hundreds of giant Sequoia, which is calculated according to volume. This is the largest tree in the world. Once burned, the loss cannot be estimated.

(Picture Source: Associated Press)

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