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A small wildfire that started near Yosemite National Park in California, USA, spread to a huge wildfire in one day, evacuating more than 6,000 residents.
The weather is hot and the air is dry, making it difficult to extinguish forest fires.
The damage area is getting bigger and bigger.
Correspondent Kim Jun-seok reports.
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The oak trees that stood precariously in the flames cannot withstand the fire and eventually burn to red.
A wildfire that begins to cling to the outside of the house quickly engulfs the entire house.
Firefighters spray water continuously to catch the flames that have spread to the vicinity of the road, and even airplanes are mobilized to spray red extinguishing fluid, but the firefighting vehicle has no choice but to retreat due to the terrifyingly spreading wildfire.
The massive wildfire that started in the southwest of Yosemite National Park in California, USA, burned nearby houses and evacuated more than 6,000 people, threatening the road and closing the highway leading to the park.
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“I came regarding 20 minutes ago and told them that everyone had to evacuate. There was a power outage around 4 o’clock, and the fire spread faster and faster towards the people.”
The fire is growing so large that smoke from the forest fire can be seen from space, and only 38 square kilometers of damage has been confirmed so far.
About 400 firefighters, firefighting helicopters, and even heavy equipment were deployed, but they are having difficulties in extinguishing the fire.
A heat wave warning has been issued for California and the Midwest, and the extreme drought and low humidity are causing wildfires to spread faster.
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“We’re hoping we can put out the fire before it hits the people’s homes, but things don’t look good.”
California has been experiencing a series of recent wildfires that have not been extinguished since the previous wildfire at the southern tip of Yosemite Park threatened even the Giant Sequoia Forest, one of the oldest and largest plants.
An evacuation order was issued for a marine resort as a wildfire spread to the sea on the famous Greek resort island of Lesbos.
This is Kim Jun-seok from MBC News.
Video Editing: Kim Chang-gyu
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