Los Angeles wildfires: Evacuees can't return home for 'at least a week'

According to the explanations provided by the local authorities on Thursday, the situation is still hazardous because there is toxic waste present and there is a possibility of landslides. According to the most recent information, twenty-seven persons have lost their lives as a result of the fires that have been spread around the megalopolis for ten days.

According to an announcement made by authorities on Thursday, January 16, tens of thousands of homeowners who were forced to flee their homes due to wildfires in Los Angeles would have to wait “at least another week” before they can return home. According to what they indicated during a press conference, the situation is still too dangerous for the time being. The networks that provide electricity, gas and sewerage have all sustained significant damage. Waste that is toxic can be found everywhere. The likelihood of landslides and mudslides occurring is also increasing.

“It’s going to take a while,” cautioned the Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. “Stay tuned.” “I would say at least another week, and that’s an estimate, but I think it’s going to take longer than that.”

At least twenty-seven people have been killed as a result of the fires that have ravaged the city of Altadena, which is located north of Los Angeles, as well as the posh neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades, which is located in the northwest of the megacity, according to the most recent report that was released on Thursday.

Unstable hills and slopes

Within the next few days, as search teams continue to comb through the debris, it is highly probable that the number of victims will increase even higher. It is also “because we believe there may be other victims” in certain crisis locations that residents who have been evacuated are being banned from returning again, according to the additional explanation provided by the local authorities.

On Thursday, teams from the Environmental Protection Agency began conducting inspections in order to collect hazardous materials such as petrol, lithium batteries and pesticides from the piles of wreckage before the debris can start to be taken away.

As opposed to the extremely dry weather that has been occurring recently, rain is now a potential hazard. A statement made by Mark Pestrella, the director of public works for Los Angeles County, stated that the drainage systems in the two locations that were most affected had been destroyed. “If there is heavy rain, we expect that the entire neighbourhood and streets will be affected by flooding and debris.”

The fires and the large amounts of water that firemen used to put out the fires have caused the hills of Los Angeles to become unstable. Landslides have the potential to damage even buildings that appear to be in good condition, according to Pestrella. There are photographs taken in Pacific Palisades that show a house that was not damaged by the fire but looks to have been split in half as a result of the collapse of a hillside after the flames were doused.

It was on Thursday that the heavy winds that had been blowing over the Los Angeles area for more than a week and that had been fanning the fires began to quiet down, which allowed the firemen to make headway in their operations.

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