The ones in the Palisades and Eaton areas already rank among the most destructive in history, burning everything in their path and turning entire neighborhoods to ash.
The approximately 200,000 displaced people have sought refuge in friendly persons, relatives and government structures that have been opened to accommodate them.
There are thousands of volunteers who are helping the victims of the fire, collecting basic necessities, such as clothing and food.
Korina Tsopei, who lives in Los Angeles, describes in “Akoma Dena Eides Tipota” the hours of agony she experienced.
“I’ve been in Los Angeles since ’67. I’ve been through earthquakes, fires, I’ve never seen such a disaster in my life. Winds were 100 miles per hour. My house was buzzing, opening the heavy window, from my room the fire was everywhere. It was like a nightmare. You thought there was a war going on and they were bombing us. The drones one after the other. When c fire was here, and suddenly elsewhere. Today they caught someone who was going to start a fire in Calabasas. There is so much depression, as if we are at a funeral. Some have nowhere to go. With a group of my friends, we are collecting clothes and blankets to help the fire victims. And after that, the big houses have servants, gardeners, guards, they won’t have a job. This dire situation will not end quickly.”
