Total economic loss estimates have risen over $ 250 billion, as one of the most expensive natural disasters in American history continues to harass southern California.
The initial estimates of Acuveather and JP Morgan put the damage in the $ 50-Billian range, but the expected number of the expected number rapidly increased the amount as the fire broke out in the Altadena, Pacific Policytes and Malibu.
In the last two days, hundreds of people have been tired Firefighters extinguished the fire several times In the mountains around the Los Angeles and Ventura districts, a large fire near Castic, the early morning fire in the Sebulwetha Pass, which threatened Tony communities, and the Tony, threatened with the Tony communities, and Thursday morning Ventura County was thrown into the agricultural lands.
The The latest assessment The total expected damage and economic loss from the weather forecast service is between $ 250 billion and $ 275 billion. These include damage, loss of life, health, business disruption and other economic impacts.
“These fast -moving and wind -driven hells have created one of the precious wildfires in modern American history,” said Accuweather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter in a statement. “Hurricane wind sent flames in a multi -million dollar homes. The catastrophic heart breaks the heart and the economic figure is shocking.
Los Angeles and surrounding areas have already burnt thousands of acres, more than 150,000 people have been displaced or lost their homes, and more than 15,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed. The number of dead deaths is 28.
Burning from Santa Monika to Malibu, the fire spreads in the country's most expensive real estate, and the average household value is more than $ 2 million. Porter said it could become the worst wildfire in the history of modern California based on the number of burned structures and economic loss.
Estimated financial costs 2020 complete the number of damage and economic loss for the entire wildfire season, which was the most active American wildfire season, Porter said.
According to the National Ocean and atmospheric administration, Katrina's hurricane in 2005 was very expensive in the US natural disasters, which cost $ 200 billion.
