Fires in California due to drought

ArabiaWeather.com- The US state of California is witnessing a series of fires as a result of the severe drought it has been experiencing for months, in addition to the record high temperatures witnessed in recent days.

The rate of fires this year is more than what California was exposed to last year, by two hundred fires due to drought , low humidity and air, according to "Alyssa Smith," a spokeswoman for the Fire Reporting Authority in this state in the western United States.

She indicated that there are 12 major fires in California and 600 firefighters are currently working to extinguish them. A fire broke out near the city of Wade in the north of the state, destroying 150 buildings and consuming 151 hectares, but the largest fire broke out near El Dorado National Park on an area of 4,700 hectares. threatens 500 buildings.

Smith said: "The fire was only 5% contained," which required the evacuation of about 400 people. At the end of the week, a thousand people were evacuated in the Yosemite National Park area due to a fire that threatened hundreds of homes.