Thousands displaced as wildfire threatens homes in US state of Nevada
A state of emergency is declared in the US state of Nevada as rampant wildfire spurs evacuations. A burgeoning wildfire has forced nearly 14,000 homes to be evacuated as it spreads from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains towards Reno in northwest Nevada, growing to more than 4,450 hectares (10,500 acres).
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- Fact 1: A burgeoning wildfire has forced nearly 14,000 homes to be evacuated as it spreads from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains towards Reno in northwest Nevada, growing to more than 4,450 hectares (10,500 acres).
- Fact 2: California tackles multiple wildfires as firefighter workforce faces strain El Nino set to be most intense ‘for over a century’: UK forecasters Indonesia bolsters troop numbers to combat Borneo wildfires By Sunday, nearly 10,000 homes and businesses were without power in the county.
- Fact 3: On Sunday morning, the “GO NOW” zone, an emergency evacuation area where an imminent threat is believed to be approaching, reached the edge of the University of Nevada Reno campus, where about 24,000 students were enrolled last fall.
- Fact 4: “Approximately 400 personnel are currently working on the incident, with resources coming together from local, state and federal agencies, including ground crews and air resources”, read a statement by Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue.
A state of emergency is declared in the US state of Nevada as rampant wildfire spurs evacuations. A burgeoning wildfire has forced nearly 14,000 homes to be evacuated as it spreads from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains towards Reno in northwest Nevada, growing to more than 4,450 hectares (10,500 acres).
Known as the Hawk Fire, as it began near the Hawk Meadow Trail near Reno, the blaze started on Saturday and matured significantly throughout the day, fuelled by strong, gusty winds, low humidity and dry vegetation, according to Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue in Reno, a specialised professional fire and rescue agency in Washoe County, Nevada, the United States. California tackles multiple wildfires as firefighter workforce faces strain El Nino set to be most intense ‘for over a century’: UK forecasters Indonesia bolsters troop numbers to combat Borneo wildfires By Sunday, nearly 10,000 homes and businesses were without power in the county. “The Hawk Fire is a very dynamic incident for us, as it’s being driven by the winds,” Richard Edwards, chief of the agency, said in a video posted to social media.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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