The US is reeling from more than 50 wildfires.

Currently, more than 19,000 firefighters are battling these fires.

On August 21, a serious wildfire broke out near Yosemite National Park in the US, threatening approximately 2,500 structures in the area, and the fire is still not under control.

The fire broke out in the Stanislaus National Forest, west of Yosemite, and quickly spread across more than 64 square kilometers, threatening to incinerate numerous homes, hotels, and nearby campgrounds.

American firefighters battle a wildfire (Photo: AP)

This devastating wildfire has forced approximately 2,800 people to temporarily evacuate to shelters set up by authorities. Local officials also reported that the fire completely destroyed two residential areas.

The fire also caused the temporary closure of the western entrance to Yosemite on Highway 120. Park officials said the park will remain open to visitors through entrances on Highway 140 and Highway 4.

On August 21, the Tuolumne County Executive Board held an emergency meeting to pass a resolution requiring Governor Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency and authorize special funding and personnel for firefighting operations.

According to Modesto Bee, a resolution from Tuolumne County Council stated that the fire was “posing a direct threat to residential communities and businesses in the area” and that the blaze was beyond the control of existing local forces.

According to the U.S. National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, controlling the Yosemite wildfire is currently one of the top priorities.

Currently, it is wildfire season in the US, with over 50 uncontained fires burning across California, Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. More than 19,000 firefighters are currently battling these blazes.

According to statistics, since the beginning of the year, more than 32,000 wildfires have burned over 13,674 square kilometers of forest in the United States, almost the size of the entire state of Connecticut.

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, preliminary nationwide statistics show that federal agencies have spent more than $1 billion on firefighting so far, but this is not the final figure. This expenditure is subject to change as the end of the fire season approaches, with fires tending to spread rapidly in Southern California in late October, as is typical.

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