Giant sequoias were threatened due to forest fires flashed in the US state of California. It is reported by Associated Press.
The flame caused by lightning strikes approached the Sequoia National Park in the southern part of Sierra Nevada, where two thousand ancient cypresses are located, the age of which reaches almost three thousand years.
Threatens the fire and high wood in the world – General Sherman, whose height exceeds 83 meters, and the width reaches 31 meters. Firefighters try to protect it from fire using a special refractory aluminum foil, which they wrapped the roots of the tree.
It is reported that due to the strong wind, the speed of spreading fire increased on Friday, on September 17, because of which some firefighters had to suspend work and evacuate 2.5 thousand local residents.
Forest fires began in the United States in May 2021. The largest Dixie fire in California became the largest. He did not stop the whole month. The floor of the local authorities, the fire covered more than 195 thousand hectares.