Fire is still raging in California, America. The whole world is watching the scene of huge devastation caused by the fire in the forests of Los Angeles. It feels like Los Angeles is gone. So far, more than 12,000 houses and buildings have been hit by fire in Los Angeles and 11 people have died so far. It is difficult to say when this devastation will stop.
This uproar started on Tuesday. But the fire has not been completely controlled yet. A fire broke out in the forest on Tuesday. Due to strong winds the fire took a terrible form. The fire was brought under control to some extent on Thursday, the Meteorological Department says that the fire may flare up once again over the weekend. It is becoming difficult to assess the loss caused to America by this fire.
America has not seen such devastation
And it is believed that this is the worst fire in the history of America. America has never suffered as much loss in any fire as it has this time. The financial impact of the losses is not yet clear. According to the estimates of ‘AccuWeather’, a private company providing weather related data, there could be a loss of up to 150 billion dollars. Talking about Indian currency, this loss is around Rs 1,29,29,32,91,55,000 (150 billion dollars). However, government officials have not yet given an estimate of the damage. Now also know important updates related to Los Angeles wildfire.
1. How much loss
About 150 billion dollars estimated at Rs 1,29,29,32,91,55,000
2. How many houses were destroyed
In total, more than 12 thousand houses or buildings were destroyed. More than 5,300 buildings were damaged or destroyed in the coastal areas of Pacific Palisades. Which also includes the homes of celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis and Billy Crystal.
Over 7,000 buildings were destroyed in North Pasadena. That includes homes, apartments, or commercial buildings and vehicles.
3. By fire how many people were affected Lives of 1.7 crore people were affected. Air quality and dust advisories have been issued for 1.7 million people in California due to smoke and ash in the sky.
4. Where is the electricity?
More than 175,000 homes in Southern California were without power. About half of them were from Los Angeles County.
