Singaporean expats in Los Angeles are facing the terrifying reality of wildfires sweeping through city suburbs, forcing evacuations and leaving a trail of destruction.
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The rapidly changing situation has also been compounded by Santa Ana winds and extremely dry conditions. “The whole area where I live is devastated. There are rows and rows of streets around us that have houses burnt right down to the ground. It's just been heartbreaking.”“It’s a miracle that our homes were saved,” she said.Mr Herbert Tay, who lives in West Hollywood but is currently in Singapore for a holiday until Friday, said he had been tracking updates since the news of the wildfires broke.
“But I’m personally not affected because the fires are coming down from the hills … and where I live is as safe as I can possibly be because it’s in a flat part and it’s an area that’s developed and doesn’t have dry shrubs, which is what is fuelling all the fires.”“I’d rather be at home to deal with things and the worst of the winds are over,” he said.
“It was quite scary,” she recalled. “Because of the windstorms, there were a lot of fallen branches, trash cans, broken signages on the roads and on the pavement.She quickly picked up two of her Indonesian friends, who lived nearby, and drove to her pastor’s house in Temple City, located 20 minutes away.“The only thing we can do is wear a mask and turn on the air purifier.”With the situation rapidly changing, Ms Lim and Ms Shabnam said they are constantly checking their phones for updates.
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