As the raging mountain fire continues to trouble Southern California, it is estimated that the total economic loss has soared to more than $ 250 billion, making it one of the most heavy natural disasters in American history.
The preliminary estimates of ACCUWEATHER and JP Morgan are about $ 50 billion, but as the fire spreads to the community of Altadina, Pacific Palisid, and Marb, the number of deaths is expected to rise to more than three times the number.
In the past two days, hundreds of exhausted firefighters have fought with many fires on the mountains around Los Angeles and Ventura County, including a fire near Kastek, and the early morning fire at the Supervida Mountain Exit. , Threatening the Tony community in Brent Wood and Belle, on Thursday morning, another plane rushed into the Farmland of Wensura County.
The latest estimate of the weather forecast service of the weather forecast service will be between $ 250 billion and US $ 275 billion. This includes the cost of losses, life losses, medical care, business interruptions, and other economic impact.
Jonathan Potter, chief meteorologist of accounther, said in a statement: “These fast -moving and wind -driven fires have caused one of the worst wild fires in modern history of the United States.” A community worth millions of dollars.
Many fires have burned thousands of acres of land in Los Angeles and its surroundings, causing more than 150,000 people to be forced to evacuate or lose their homes, and damage or destroy more than 15,000 buildings. The number of deaths is confirmed to be 28.
The fire from Santa Monica to Marbus swept some of the country’s most expensive real estate, with a median house of more than $ 2 million. Porter said that according to the number of burned buildings and economic losses, this may become the worst wildfire in the modern history of California.
Porter said the estimated financial costs exceeded the damage and economic losses in the entire 2020 wildfire season. This is the very active wildfire season in the United States.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricane Katana in 2005 is the most severe natural disaster in the United States to date, and it is estimated that it has caused a loss of US $ 200 billion.
