200,000 people flee wildfires in southern California
(WorldNews Canada)

Hundreds of Los Angeles area schools shut their doors on Thursday as raging wildfires wreaked havoc on southern California, forcing about 200,000 people to flee and destroying hundreds of houses. Authorities feared the four major fires would be whipped up by the region’s notorious westward Santa Ana winds that could reach hurricane strength. The winds, which blow in hot and dry from the California desert, could reach 75 miles per hour (120kph) on Thursday and create “extreme fire......