Wildfires

Wildfires in California. USA

Yosemite National Park Wildfires Continue to Spread

The California wildfire is threatening a major reservoir providing 85% of San Francisco's water. The fire is burning some four miles away from the reservoir which serves some 2.6 million customers. More than 5000 homes in danger. Only 7% contained. So far it is the 16th-largest wildfire on record in California. The blaze is also threatening power lines that bring electricity to San Francisco.

Evacuations, some voluntary and some mandatory, are taking place.

The "Beaver Creek" fire in Idaho has destroyed some 45,000 hectares near the ski resort of Sun Valley. Meanwhile, five wildfires in Yellowstone National Park have scorched about 18 square miles of mostly remote areas.