Fires in California due to drought

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com- The US state of <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/صور-لنفس-المكان-في-كاليفورنيا-قبل-كارثة-الجفاف-وبعدها-شيء-لا-يصدق"><strong>California</strong></a> is witnessing a series of <strong>fires</strong> as a result of the severe drought it has been experiencing for months, in addition to the record high temperatures witnessed in recent days.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">The rate of fires this year is more than what California was exposed to last year, by two hundred fires due to <strong><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/بالصور-موجة-قاسية-من-الجفاف-تضرب-ولاية-كاليفورنيا-الامريكية">drought</a></strong> , low humidity and air, according to &quot;Alyssa Smith,&quot; a spokeswoman for the Fire Reporting Authority in this state in the western United States.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">She indicated that there are 12 major fires in California and 600 firefighters are currently working to extinguish them.</span> <span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">A fire broke out near the city of Wade in the north of the state, destroying 150 buildings and consuming 151 hectares, but the largest fire broke out near El Dorado National Park on an area of 4,700 hectares. threatens 500 buildings.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">Smith said: &quot;The fire was only 5% contained,&quot; which required the evacuation of about 400 people.</span> <span style="font-size:13px; line-height:1.6em">At the end of the week, a thousand people were evacuated in the Yosemite National Park area due to a fire that threatened hundreds of homes.</span></p>