Death toll rises in Los Angeles fire!
Efforts to combat the fire that began 12 days ago in Los Angeles continue. According to the latest information, the number of people who lost their lives due to the fire has increased. There is no word on 26 people.
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Efforts continue to combat the forest fire that began in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, California, in the U.S. on the morning of January 7 and spread rapidly to the surrounding areas, particularly the Eaton, Hurst, Sunset, and Woodley regions.
According to the latest update from authorities, the number of people who have lost their lives due to the fire has risen to 27.
It was announced that 26 people have been recorded as missing, while 90 thousand people are under evacuation warnings.
The Los Angeles Fire Department announced that the Palisades fire, which has spread over more than 23 thousand acres and destroyed 5 thousand structures, is 22 percent contained.
It was noted that the Eaton fire, which has turned more than 14 thousand acres into ash and destroyed 7 thousand structures, is 55 percent extinguished.
The total damage and economic loss caused by the fires, which have led to thousands of acres being reduced to ash, are estimated to be between 250 and 275 billion dollars.
EDUCATION DISRUPTED
Education in the city has been disrupted due to the fires. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho stated in a press release that many schools have burned down or sustained heavy damage.
Stating that education in the city has been significantly disrupted due to the fires, Carvalho noted that the reconstruction of some schools damaged in the fire could take more than 2 years.
Students from some schools that became unusable as a result of the fires have been temporarily transferred to other schools in safe areas.