Los Angeles is still surrounded by fire; Joe Biden’s trip to Italy was canceled – Mehr News Agency | RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by New York Times, in the continuation of the massive fires in the city of Los Angeles in the state of California, White House Spokesperson Karin Jean-Pierre announced that the atmosphere BidenThe President of the United States canceled his planned trip to Italy on Thursday to focus on measures to stop the spread of wildfires in the state of California.

American officials announced that at least 5 people have died in several fires in the forests northeast of Los Angeles in California. This is despite the fact that there is a possibility of increasing this number.

Asad Al-Najjar Chief Engineer of Los Angeles Municipality in a conversation with the network Arabia “We may be able to completely contain these fires by Sunday,” he said.

Robert LunaLos Angeles County Police Commander said: The number of dead has increased from two to five and with the progress in the operation searchwe may see a further increase. He added that the situation is still very unstable and he prays that the number of casualties will not increase, but the reality may be otherwise.

It is said that 3 fires are currently progressing in different areas of Los Angeles, and the biggest one is the fire in the neighborhood. wealthy “Pacific Palisades» Pacific Palisades occurred and so far more than 2023 hectares of land in this area have been burned.

This area is between Santa Monica and Malibu It is located and is the residence of many famous artists.

fire Eaton also more than 809 hectares in the region Altadinanear Pasadena, about and there are reports of the death of two people in this area.

fire Hirst in the region Sylmar In the San Fernando Valley, more than 200 hectares of forests have been burned.

Strong winds have greatly complicated the efforts to control the fire and caused the flames to spread faster. Anthony maroonThe commander of the Los Angeles fire team said in a press conference that more than a thousand buildings have been destroyed by these fires.

These three fires are still spreading and containment and rescue operations are ongoing.