Incendio in California a est di Los Angeles: 8mila evacuati. FOTO

Le fiamme sono divampate venerdì sera e hanno mandato in fumo oltre 1600 ettari nella contea di Riverside. Interessata dal rogo anche la Cherry Valley, distante appena 120 chilometri dalla città più grande dello Stato. LA FOTOGALLERY

A lone fire truck drives through a charred landscape during the Apple fire in Banning, California on August 02, 2020. - More than 1,300 firefighters were battling a blaze that was burning out of control August 2 in southern California, threatening thousands of people and homes east of Los Angeles.
The so-called Apple Fire that broke out Friday near the city of San Bernardino has so far charred more than 20,000 acres (8,000 hectares), sending up columns of smoke visible from far away. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Continua l'emergenza incendi in California, dove le fiamme hanno mandato in fumo oltre 1600 ettari nella contea di Riverside. I roghi sono divampati, a partire dallo scorso venerdì, anche nella Cherry Valley, a soli 120 chilometri da Los Angeles

California, vasti incendi devastano il sud dello Stato. VIDEO

Morongo Casino scrolls gambling messages across the building as the Apple fire burns further into national forest territory in Cabazon, California on August 2, 2020. - More than 1,300 firefighters were battling a blaze that was burning out of control August 2 in southern California, threatening thousands of people and homes east of Los Angeles.
The so-called Apple Fire that broke out Friday near the city of San Bernardino has so far charred more than 20,000 acres (8,000 hectares), sending up columns of smoke visible from far away. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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L'enorme incendio è stato ribattezzato "Apple Fire". Nella foto le fiamme che bruciano la collina alle spalle del Morongo Casino nella cittadina di Cabazon

Incendio a Est di Los Angeles, fiamme "fuori controllo": 7.800 persone evacuate. FOTO

Firefighters arrive at the scene of the Water fire, a new start near the Whitewater Preserve Visitor's Center about 20 miles from the Apple fire in Whitewater, California on August 2, 2020. - More than 1,300 firefighters were battling a blaze that was burning out of control August 2 in southern California, threatening thousands of people and homes east of Los Angeles.
The so-called Apple Fire that broke out Friday near the city of San Bernardino has so far charred more than 20,000 acres (8,000 hectares), sending up columns of smoke visible from far away. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Migliaia i vigili del fuoco dispiegati in tutta la California meridionale nel tentativo di controllare l'incendio

TOPSHOT - Inmate firefighters arrive at the scene of the Water fire, a new start about 20 miles from the Apple fire in Whitewater, California on August 2, 2020. - More than 1,300 firefighters were battling a blaze that was burning out of control August 2 in southern California, threatening thousands of people and homes east of Los Angeles.
The so-called Apple Fire that broke out Friday near the city of San Bernardino has so far charred more than 20,000 acres (8,000 hectares), sending up columns of smoke visible from far away. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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I primi focolai sono divampati nei pressi della città di San Bernardino

Whitewater Preserve Manager Kerry Puckett watches as firefighters arrive at the scene of a new start about 20 miles from the Apple fire in Whitewater, California on August 2, 2020. - Puckett says the fire started out of nowhere and immediately grew out of control due to high heat, wind and low humidity. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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In queste ore i vigili del fuoco stanno incontrando molte difficoltà perché in alcuni casi i focolai hanno attaccato le parti più ripide delle montagne, praticamente irraggiungibili con i mezzi di terra

CHERRY VALLEY, CA - AUGUST 02: Smoke from the Apple Fire is seen behind a stars and stripes painted building in the community of Calimesa on August 2, 2020 near Cherry Valley, California. The wildfire has spread across more than 20,000 acres and forced 7,000 residents from their homes. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Le immense colonne di fumo causate dall'incendio sono visibili anche a molti chilometri di distanza

A firefighting airplane flies away from a pyrocumulus ash plume after making a retardant drop on a ridge as firefighters continue to battle the Apple fire near Banning, California on August 1, 2020. - 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Diversi i mezzi aerei dispiegati per spegnere le fiamme e far fronte all'emergenza

Incendi in California, 50mila persone evacuate e vigneti distrutti. VIDEO TIMELAPSE

TOPSHOT - The 747 Supertanker makes a retardant drop on a ridge as firefighters continue to battle the Apple fire near Banning, California on August 1, 2020. - 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Le condizioni climatiche di queste ore, con venti forti e temperature alte, preoccupano molto le autorità che temono un'ulteriore estensione dell'incendio

TOPSHOT - In this long exposure photograph, firefighters monitor flames as they skirt a hillside near a residential area during the Apple fire in Banning, California on August 1, 2020. - 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1.
Around 8PM the fire spread to 12,000 acres. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Intanto sono stati organizzati diversi Centri di evacuazione e le persone che sono state costrette ad abbandonare le proprie case sono state sistemate in rifugi, alberghi e scuole

TOPSHOT - Firefighters watch as flames approach a retardant line near a residential community during the Apple fire in Banning, California on August 1, 2020. - 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuation orders in the afternoon of August 1.
Around 8PM the fire spread to 12,000 acres. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Operazioni particolarmente difficili perché devono tener conto dei protocolli legati all'emergenza Covid-19 e alle restrizioni in vigore nello Stato

CHERRY VALLEY, CA - AUGUST 01: A helicopter drops water on the Apple Fire as an excessive heat warning continues on August 1, 2020 in Cherry Valley, California. The fire began shortly before 5 p.m. the previous evening, threatening a large number of homes overnight and forcing thousands to flee before exploding to 12,000 acres this afternoon, mostly climbing the steep wilderness slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Al momento non si hanno notizie di morti o feriti

CHERRY VALLEY, CA - AUGUST 01: Flames creep through a forest understory at the Apple Fire as an excessive heat warning continues on August 1, 2020 in Cherry Valley, California. The fire began shortly before 5 p.m. the previous evening, threatening a large number of homes overnight and forcing thousands to flee before exploding to 12,000 acres this afternoon, mostly climbing the steep wilderness slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Molti, però, i danni materiali: sono circa 3mila le abitazioni a rischio e diverse quelle che sono già andate distrutte

CHERRY VALLEY, CA - AUGUST 01: Sun rays filters through a smoky forest at the Apple Fire as an excessive heat warning continues on August 1, 2020 in Cherry Valley, California. The fire began shortly before 5 p.m. the previous evening, threatening a large number of homes overnight and forcing thousands to flee before exploding to 12,000 acres this afternoon, mostly climbing the steep wilderness slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Il 2 agosto, il governatore dello Stato, Gavin Newsom, ha annunciato di aver ricevuto una sovvenzione dalla Federal Emergency Management Agency per far fronte all'emergenza

Incendio in un bosco nell'Alessandrino, Canadair in azione