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The mandatory evacuation zone was expanded to cover a majority of Montecito's estimated 10,000 residents two days later (January 11) due to disruptions in electricity, gas, water, sewage and Internet, and due to emergency road works and ongoing search and rescue operations. [31] The mudflows caused 23 confirmed deaths, mostly in the Montecito area.
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the federal government to override the state of California's water-management practices to bolster firefighting efforts.
President Trump directed U.S. government agencies to override California’s water policies as needed — slamming the state’s handling of the Los Angeles region’s wildfires in an executive ...
More: Trump's California water order takes aim at Newsom, troubled Delta smelt This is the president's second water-related executive order and another attempt to mandate water from northern ...
Due to the storms, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on January 4, 2023. [17] President Joe Biden then declared a state of emergency in 17 California counties on January 9, 2023. [18] That same day, two lawmakers sent a letter urging President Biden to declare a state of emergency for San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara ...
2. The emergency spillway, which has a 30 ft (9 m) high concrete wall at the top of a hill, is unused. Despite concerns that the emergency spillway is vulnerable to erosion, a $100 million request by environmentalists to upgrade it to a concrete-lined auxiliary spillway is rejected by the federal regulators. Craters appear in the main spillway.
In preparation for emergency evacuation situations, experts often advise having an individual emergency evacuation kit prepared and on hand prior to the emergency. An emergency evacuation kit is a container of food, clothing, water, and other supplies that can be used to sustain an individual during lag time.
The buckets range in size due to the capacity of the helicopter carrying them, some only 70-ish gallons, some more than 2,000 gallons." Help People Affected By The California Wildfires Here