CALIFORNIA BURNING; 2,000 people flee raging wildfires.Byline: STEPHEN WHITE FIRE crews continued to battle raging wildfires yesterday that have forced thousands to flee their homes in California. The blazes have swept though the Santa Cruz mountains blackening several square miles of remote hillside forest. Local authorities issued a compulsory evacuation order to 2,000 residents and several vineyards, as the fire threatened more than 1,000 homes and other buildings. Hundreds of firefighters were joined by six helicopters and six fixedwing aircraft trying to beat back the flames. There were no reports of injuries. Evacuee e·vac·u·ee n. A person evacuated from a dangerous area. Noun 1. evacuee - a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place migrant, migrator - traveler who moves from one region or country to another Linda Lemaster, 60, decribed the scene as she drove sway from her home. She said: "I thought of volcano lava, the way it was moving in through the trees. "If it had kept going like that, it would have headed right to my house." Further down the coast, more than 1,800 firefighters were trying to control a wildfire in northern Santa Barbara County that has devastated 75 square miles. CAPTION(S): WE NEED HELP Emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' are beaten back by flames SCORCHED EARTH scorched earth An antitakeover strategy in which the target firm disposes of those assets or divisions considered particularly desirable by the raider. Thus, by making itself less attractive, the target discourages the takeover attempt. Firefighters are dwarfed by the huge flames NO WAY OUT Policeman is California blocked by the fire |
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