The devastating Los Angeles wildfires have caused widespread destruction, evacuations, and loss of life. The article draws parallels to the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, highlighting the scale of the disaster and its potential political repercussions. It also discusses the controversies surrounding the fires, including criticism of California's leadership and the role of insurance policies in exacerbating the problem.
THE Los Angeles fires would be the US' biggest disaster, with its destructive cost estimated at $150 billion, 300,000 residents evacuated,10,000 buildings raised, 16 confirmed killed, with the fire area of 15,702 hectares equivalent to the size of Manila, Caloocan, Taguig and Pasig combined.
'How could the world's richest nation, with the most powerful military, fail in containing swiftly what started as a brushfire in the not-so-dense forests on the outskirts of Los Angeles?Greece's GDP is only a percent of California's $3.9 trillion. Yet, its capital, Athens, has been able to contain the forest fires that perennially threaten it, such as the recent ones that were put out in four days.
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