Los Angeles residents have pointed out that water in evacuation zones is unusable

Water in the fire zones in the state of California is unusable. Residents of Los Angeles told "Izvestia" about this and other consequences of the disaster on January 10.

One of the local residents reported that she was at home when the fire started.

"The wind was blowing so hard that the palm trees in my backyard fell down. I immediately realized there was no stopping the fire," she reported.

Many people lost "absolutely everything" in the fire, another Los Angeles resident said.

"It's going to be very hard on everyone. I'm thankful that my house survived and I have a place to go back to, but my heart bleeds for those who don't have that option now," the woman admitted.

Local resident Jimmy Garcia noted that any water in the evacuation zones cannot be used, it cannot be drunk.

"You can't even wash dishes, and that means you can't even take a shower. So in any case all the water resources have been used. My understanding is that all the water that was stored was used," he shared with Izvestia correspondent Nikolai Masterov.

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Numerous forest fires in Los Angeles were reported the day before, the fire started in the Eaton Canyon neighborhood. Extinguishing continues, strong winds fuel the fire, rescue crews lack water. There have already been seven victims. Due to the fires, Biden declared a major disaster mode in the state of California.

As predicted by the consulting company AccuWeather, the damage and losses from the disaster will be about $52-57 billion.

Earlier, on January 9, Los Angeles resident Don Reiman told Izvestia that only his house in the neighborhood where he lives was saved, while other buildings were burned to the ground.