PRAY! California Wildfires Worsening after Decimating Over 200,000 Acres; Here's How You Can Help

Will Maule : Dec 11, 2017
Faithwire.com

You can make an online donation in support of the "California wildfires" relief fund via the Red Cross here. They have already deployed a volunteer chapter to the devastated region.

[Faithwire.com] The vicious wildfires engulfing much of Southern California are continuing to spread, putting even more lives and homes at risk. Recent estimates indicate that around 200,000 acres of land have now been destroyed by the inferno. A widened evacuation zone has now been enforced, and it comes within just two miles of the Santa Barbara Zoo. (Photo: SoCal wildfires 2017/credit: Alice Reid/via KDRV.com)

"We drill for and are prepared for emergencies," said Zoo Director Nancy McToldridge, as reported by the Daily Mail. Unpredictable winds and an unseasonable lack of rain has caused a perfect set of climatic conditions for the fires to spread. The flames have now made their way into the foothills surrounding Los Angeles.

"The winds are kind of squirrely right now," said Santa Barbara County fire spokesman Mike Eliason. "Some places the smoke is going straight up in the air, and others it's blowing sideways. Depends on what canyon we're in." (Photo: The Salvation Army Ventura Corps distributes clothing to wildfire victims/Facebook)

Authorities estimate that the fires have destroyed almost 800 homes and other buildings, killed dozens of prized horses and forced more than 200,000 people to flee their homes. One death, a 70-year-old woman who crashed her car on an evacuation route, has been attributed to the fire in Santa Paula...

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