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話題：洛杉磯地區致命野火肆虐
Passage 1
Deadly wildfires 1.____ (rage) in the Los Angeles area have brought about a disaster of great proportions. Devastating wildfires, 2.____ (fuel) by high winds and dry conditions, swept through Los Angeles County starting on Tuesday and continued to rage on Wednesday. Five people were reported dead and more than 1,100 structures 3.____ (destroy).
More than 100,000 people 4.____ (evacuate) as of Wednesday, yet the fires still were not under control at 5 pm Pacific time. There were three main fires, 5.____ smaller ones also broke out.
The Palisades fire, west of Los Angeles, had burned about 18 square miles (29 square kilometers) by Wednesday afternoon. The Eaton fire, north of Pasadena, had burned around 16.6 square miles, and the Hurst fire, in the San Fernando Valley, burned about 0.8 square miles.
The five deaths all occurred in and around Altadena and Pasadena, 6.____ the Eaton Fire hit on Tuesday night. This gave residents little time to evacuate, as 7.____ (report) by the Los Angeles Times.
The powerful Santa Ana winds, reaching speeds of 70 mph (112 kph), made 8.____ difficult to fight the fires both on the ground and from the air. The 9.____(coast) neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, 10.____ sits above the storied Pacific Coast Highway, was particularly hard - hit.
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Passage 2
Numerous fire hydrants in Pacific Palisades had little to no water flowing out. "The hydrants are down," said one firefighter in radio 1.____ (communicate). By 3 am Pacific time Wednesday, all water storage tanks in the Palisades area "went dry", 2.____ (disrupt) the water flow from hydrants in higher elevations, said Janisse Qui ones, chief executive and chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, as reported by the Times.
The Palisades fire destroyed the historic ranch house 3.____ belonged to Hollywood legend Will Rogers. California State Parks said in a statement that Rogers' house was among multiple structures 4.____ (destroy) by the fire at both Will Rogers State Historic Park and Topanga State Park. The Topanga Ranch Motel, 5.____ (build) by William Randolph Hearst in 1929, also burned down.
Rogers' ranch, built on land he bought in the 1920s, occupied about 359 acres in 6.____ is now Pacific Palisades. It included a 31 - room ranch house, a stable, a golf course, and riding trails. His wife donated it to California State Parks in 1944.
Entrepreneur Wes Nichols, who has lived in Pacific Palisades for 26 years, wrote on X.com, "I just left what was once a beautiful place. I'm angry at 7.____ I saw. Our politicians have failed us. They were unprepared, unimaginative, and understaffed, and now they're overwhelmed. 8.____ (head) must roll for this disaster. I 9.____(personal) saw 100 + homes fully engulfed."
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Passage 3
The Pentagon will send 10 Navy helicopters to assist in fighting the fires, announced Sabrina Singh, the department's spokesperson. The order has yet to be finalized, but officials expect it will be an active - duty unit with Navy Sea Hawks based in Southern California, 1.____ can be equipped to carry water.
Singh also said that the military is ready to make four additional modular air - firefighting systems available to the California National Guard. These would likely come from other National Guard units in the country.
The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles issued an emergency alert, 2.____ (urge) Chinese citizens to be on high alert and pay attention to personal and property safety.
A California resident living in a wildfire - prone area described the situation to China Daily as a man - made disaster. "If the dead trees in the forests 3.____ (clear) regularly each year, there would be no wildfires," the resident said. "However, a group of environmental activists opposes these cleanups. The forests in Nevada and California are connected, so why don't we see wildfires in Nevada every year This is a man - made disaster."
Many evacuation orders were issued in Pacific Palisades, as well as in parts of Santa Monica and Altadena. The evacuation orders were for some densely - populated Santa Monica neighborhoods just north of the city's famous pier.
More than 320,000 customers were without power in the area on Wednesday, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us. President Joe Biden, who was in the Los Angeles area for an event on Tuesday 4.____ was later postponed due to the fires, issued a major emergency disaster proclamation for the area before flying back to Washington on Wednesday.
Governor Gavin Newsom, 5.____ appeared with Biden on Wednesday at a firehouse in Santa Monica, said, "The situation in Los Angeles is highly dangerous and rapidly evolving. President Biden's swift action is a huge help for California. We're using all available state, local, and federal resources to protect residents. To all those in Southern California, please continue to listen to local authorities and evacuate immediately if asked."
The fires also led to some anger and political disputes on social media. President - elect Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, "The fires in Los Angeles may be 6.____ (expensive) in dollar amount in the history of our country. Many are doubting whether insurance companies will have enough money to cover this catastrophe." He ended by accusing Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom of mismanaging the situation.
Fitness expert Jillian Michaels wrote to her 1.5 million followers on X, "California has always been prone to fires. While changes to our environment play a role, the gross mismanagement of forestry and water in California has greatly worsened this issue. First, new reservoirs weren't completed. Second, a large portion of the state's water is diverted to big ag for almonds, likely due to large campaign contributions. Third, millions of gallons of freshwater are dumped into the Pacific to protect smelt fish instead of prioritizing humans. This madness must stop."
Peter Gleick, a hydroclimatologist and senior fellow of the Oakland - based Pacific Institute, told the LA Times, "There is no water shortage in Southern California. The state's reservoirs are all at, or above, the levels 7.____ (normal) expected for this time of year. The problem with water supply for the fires is entirely due to the massive immediate demands for firefighting water, broken or damaged pipes and pumps, and homeowners leaving hoses and sprinklers running in hopes of saving property."
Bill Essayli, a Republican state assemblyman representing a district southeast of Los Angeles, wrote on X, linking the lack of clearance of dead trees to the fires. "California's forests, 8.____ cover a third of the state, are now filled with nearly 163 million dead trees. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and other regulatory policies limit the ability of local government and fire management services to clear dead trees and vegetation. This prevents many of the controlled burns we desperately need."
Forecaster AccuWeather said damage and economic loss from Los Angeles wildfires are estimated at $52 billion to $57 billion on a preliminary basis. "Should a large number of additional structures be burned in the coming days, it may become the 9.____ (bad) wildfire in modern California history based on the number of structures burned and economic loss," said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter. J.P. Morgan said in 10.___ note that insured losses originating from the wildfire could be around $10 billion.
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