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Firefighters battle to save California's Big Sur
0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Exhausted firefighters in California Monday struggled to contain a spate of raging wildfires that have been burning for more than a week and now threaten the tourist attraction of Big Sur.
The blazes were only three percent contained by Sunday in the expansive Los Padres National Forest, and sections of the famous Highway 1 coastal road linking San Francisco to Los Angeles remained closed due to unsafe conditions.
Weather forecasters anticipated no relief in the coming days, with dry weather expected to continue through the week, and peak fire season just ahead in July and August.
US President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency for the entire state on Saturday and ordered federal aid to help authorities battle more than 1,400...
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