As multiple deadly wildfires burn across Los Angeles and hundreds of thousands of residents flee their homes, the lack of water is impeding firefighters’ efforts to fight the flames.
More than 27,000 acres of Los Angeles County have been scorched since the flames started Tuesday morning. California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Wednesday the fires had caused “complete and utter devastation.”
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“We’ve depleted all our resources,” he said as fire hydrants across the region ran dry. “Those hydrants are typical for two or three fires, maybe one fire. And then you have something at this scale.”