SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Kebakaran hutan yang terjadi di wilayah Los Angeles County di California, Amerika Serikat telah memakan korban mencapi 25 orang hingga hari ke-8, Selasa (14/1).
Angka kematian itu dikonfirmasi oleh Kantor Pemeriksa Medis Los Angeles County pada Selasa (14/1). Dari 25 korban jiwa, sembilan tercatat di kawasan Palisades dan 16 lainnya di Eaton.
Dinas Cuaca Nasional (NWS) pun sempat meminta warga untuk mewaspadai angin kencang yang diperkirakan terjadi pada Selasa malam hingga Rabu.
Sementara itu, peringatan darurat masih terus diberlakukan dan meminta warga untuk mewaspadai lingkungan sekitar.
Menurut Dinas Pemadam Kebakaran California (Cal Fire), kebakaran di Eaton dan Palisades kini menjadi kebakaran hutan paling merusak dalam sejarah California Selatan.
Kebakaran yang terjadi di kawasan Palisades, Eaton, dan Hurst itu telah melalap sekitar 60 mil persegi lahan, atau melebihi luas Paris.
Hingga Selasa malam, tercatat sudah lebih dari 23.700 hektare lahan yang hangus terbakar di Palisades dan baru 18 persen yang berhasil dikendalikan.
Sedangkan, 14.117 hektare lahan telah ludes terbakar di Eaton dan baru 35 persen di antaranya yang bisa dipadamkan.
Robert Fenton, administrator regional FEMA Wilayah 9 mengatakan bahwa pihaknya telah menerima lebih dari 40.000 permohonan bantuan dari orang-orang yang terdampak kebakaran hutan California.
Pernyataannya itu muncul setelah Presiden AS Joe Biden mengumumkan bahwa warga yang terdampak akan menerima satu kali bantuan senilai 770 dolar AS (sekitar Rp12,5 juta).
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