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Maps and images expose extent of Los Angeles wildfire destruction
Fires tearing through the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people, displaced thousands of others and destroyed more than 12,000 structures while burning through an area larger than San Francisco.
These maps and images illustrate the immense scale of the challenge, highlighting where the fires are raging and the devastation they have left behind.
The largest blaze, located in the Pacific Palisades area, has become the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history, with over 23,000 acres already scorched.
The dramatic level of destruction in some places was evident in a comparison of satellite images taken before and after the fire.
A swath of about 250 homes in an Altadena neighborhood, dotted with the green canopies of leafy trees and aquamarine swimming pools, was reduced to rubble.
Only a few homes were left standing in the images provided by Maxar Technologies.
As the fires continue to rage in some areas, the Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services Group provides updates on active and recent incidents, using satellite-based detection systems.
The maps below show areas where burning activity was identified within the past 24 hours.
The number of people officials have told to evacuate has dropped in recent days, but authorities cautioned that more evacuations could be ordered when high winds return this week.
Additional fires are possible, and the wind could spread the ongoing fires. So officials urge residents to be prepared to evacuate if needed and make a plan for their families.
Even after an evacuation order is lifted, it still might not be safe to return home due to damaged gas and electric lines and other hazards.
The number of people under evacuation orders in Los Angeles County has dropped to under 100,000 by Monday, 13 January.
Most of the destruction has been from the Eaton Fire near Pasadena and the Palisades Fire, in a wealthy enclave along the Pacific Coast. Firefighters have made progress on both fronts in recent days, with the Eaton Fire roughly one-third contained.
In California, record-breaking fires in 2017 and 2018 destroyed communities and damaged or destroyed thousands of structures. According to reports and statistics, California’s 20 most destructive wildfires, measured in terms of structures burned, have occurred between 2015-2025.
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Think about your own life and stop writing paragraphs and essays advising me on how to live my life—- Ozonna Soludo
The son of Anambra State governor has replied those people who are criticizing his way of life. He made a video on his official facebook profile, telling everyone to mind their business and stop meddling into his personal life. In the video he said:
“So many people are very comfortable giving me advice on my life, on my choices, on my dressing, on the things that I like. I am not here to apologize or suit your ego or live according to your standards but to live according to my own standards “
Everyone has a right to live his or her life the way they want, so make una leave our governor pikin.
His Excellency the Governor of Imo State, Dist. Sen. (Dr) Hope Uzodinma, CON, GSSRS, has approved the ban on all forms of task force currently operating under any guise or MDA in the state.
Ekwutosblog reports that in a Public Service Announcement issued by the Secretary to the State Government the public is advised to be guided accordingly, subsequently.
The ban on task force in the state has become necessary following their incessant activities which has constituted nuisances to the general public and paints the image of the government in bad light.
Following the approval of His Excellency, on this issue, Government therefore warns that anyone or group of persons operating as task force under any guise will be apprehended by security operatives who have been directed to get rid of all forms of task force in the State and such culprits would be made to face the full weight of Law.
I.A OGUZIE Npom Fcal
For secretary to the State Government.
I will not only win, I will win with an overwhelming victory because I have been tested and trusted, people have seen my trajectory, they know my past, they know where I am coming from and they know why I am in politics —– Valentine Chinedu Obigbo
Vice President, Kashim Shettima has arrived Dakar, Senegal, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the country’s 65th Independence Anniversary.
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