![]() Officials have stressed that the devastating effects of wildfires in the past few years have been exacerbated by climate change, which is likely to worsen in the future. across 10 states after a heatwave and drought in early July caused blazes to break out across the West Coast. ![]() The fire is one of 13 blazes burning in California that have so far destroyed 1,460,782 acres of land, according to data from the National Interagency Fire Center.Īt least 83 large wildfires that have destroyed more than 2.5 million acres are currently burning in the U.S. South Lake Tahoe Police Chief David Stevenson said during a press conference on Monday that there were traffic problems as people attempted to leave the area, but added that he is "so appreciative that our citizens listened to the warning and the order and evacuated the city."įootage posted on Twitter by ABC10 reporter Brandon Rittiman on Monday showed a large area of trees being destroyed by the fire, with the journalist saying that he had to "bail" on the location "on the Tahoe side of Echo Summit."Ī map of the large Caldor Fire in California provided by Google Maps on August 31 2021. The Barton Memorial Hospital, located in South Lake Tahoe, evacuated 36 patients with skilled nursing needs and 16 in acute care on Sunday, before evacuating the rest of its patients and staff on Monday in alignment with safety recommendations. Residents and tourists in the area, totalling around 30,000 people, were urged by Cal Fire to evacuate to Nevada on Monday afternoon as further orders were issued in El Dorado County, which has seen the worst of the blaze. Caldor Fire Forces Lake Tahoe Hospital to Evacuate Patients.Caldor Fire Rips Through Cabins in Sacramento, Closing in on Tahoe.Drone Video Captures Looters Breaking Into ATM in Aftermath of Ida.
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