Firefighters in the US state of California are bracing for another heat wave in the next few days as they battle to bring two major blazes threatening towns along the central coast under control. Residents in more than 2,600 homes in the Santa Barbara area have been given orders to evacuate while families who live in another 850 houses were warned to be ready to leave at short notice. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Saturday Wind and warm weather hampers efforts to put out California wildfires ...
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Most of the fires were caused by lightning and have been contained, but about 330 are still burning.
(Deutsche Welle)
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