Sparking mandatory evacuations now as it threatens to jump highway 50. Good afternoon, im frank mallicoat. Im michelle griego. Thousands of firefighters are working three major fires in Northern California alone. Flames are tearing through towns burning homes and forcing hundreds of people to flee. Kpix 5s anne makovec with a look at two of the most destructive fires the king fire and boles fire. Reporter starting in El Dorado County where highway 50 reopened to controlled traffic after being closed all night long. Its only 5 contained right now. Hundreds of homes in and around pollock pines, mosquito road and fresh pond were under mandatory evacuation orders overnight. That left more than 2100 people out of their homes because of the king fire and even more were under voluntary evacuation. About 1600 homes are still threatened many of them on the south side of highway 50. The red cross has set up shelters for evacuees. I think now that were gone, its easier. We dont have to sit and wa
Can you use a Million Dollars . Oh my god, southeast. Millions are being hammered. Drivers are facing flooded streets in el paso. The new story follows rain threats last week in the phoenix area. It will cont wildfires. Nine major fires are burning in central and Northern California this morning. The king fire east of sacramento threatens more than 2,000 homes. It covers about 44 square miles and is only 5 terrain, strong winds, high temperatures, and extremely dry conditions thanks to the ongoing drouchlt as firefighters try to stay ahead of the king fire thousands remain anxious. I never left home in my life. Im praying to god everybodys going to be safe but selfishly i dont want our house to burn either. Reporter residents southeast of sacramento were told to get out in five miles. What drives the fire . The terrain, the topography the weather. Reporter crews are use 15ging 15 helicopters to battle the fires. At night they set backfires to control the spread. Holy moly. The quick mo
Relentless snow and ice storms have made this a wet winter in the eastern u. S. But lack of rain and snow has created a potential disaster on the west coast. Temperatures in the eastern u. S. Have been below normal this winter while much of the west have seen above normal or record temperatures, and that is hel helping to worsen the drought in california. President obama is on his way to the west coast to announce Financial Assistance to those affected by the drought. Mike viqueira, i know people on the west coast, probably feel like as we talk so much about the snow in the east coast, but theyre having a tough time out there. Reporter thats a great point. I was just studying up on this in preparation for the president s trip. Do you know this is the worst drought on record in california, and those records go back to the mid 1,900th century, it is a dire situation, and its going into its third year now. President obama will be there in a couple of hours from now. Hell be having a round
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