www.zerohedge.com California’s annual wildfires are back despite a series of planned power outages aimed at preventing them – the latest of which is expected to affect as many as 3 million people across huge swaths of the state.
The most intense fires raged through Sonoma County, with some 180,000 residents ordered to evacuate.
“The next 72 hours will be challenging,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Saturday. “I could sugarcoat it, but I will not.”
As of midnight, Sonoma County resembled a disaster zone.
Sonoma Sheriff✔@sonomasheriff
Approx 180,000 people under evacuation order due to #KincadeFire. This is the largest evacuation that any of us at the Sheriff’s Office can remember. Take care of each other.
NWS Bay Area✔@NWSBayArea
Latest Evacuation map. Mandatory evacuations have been expanded and now include much of western and northern Santa Rosa. For most up-to-date map:http://bit.ly/2PlbvDp