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California fires: New evacuations ordered for Santa Rosa

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Several thousand more people were ordered on Saturday to evacuate from the city of Santa Rosa as a new wildfire threatened the area. This was six days after deadly fires started to devastate the region.

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Police said evacuations were ordered Saturday morning for areas in northeastern Santa Rosa, a city roughly 50 miles northwest of San Francisco.

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A large part of the city was evacuated earlier when wildfires began moving through Northern California on October 8. Since then, at least 39 people have died.

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The fire threatening Santa Rosa was a new fire that started on Friday along Highway 12 between two other wildfires that have been burning for days.

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The wind-driven fires have been fast and ruthless, moving and destroying thousands of buildings. They spread so fast that many residents and first responders were caught off guard.

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The outbreak of wildfires has become one of the deadliest in California’s history. More than 200 people have been reported missing.

Vocabulary:

devastate (v.) = to destroy or ruin; to cause someone to become very shocked or sad

evacuation (n.) = the action of removing people from a place

wildfire (n.) = a large fire that spreads quickly over land

ruthless (adj.) = showing to pity or compassion

“catch off guard” = to surprise someone

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