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| Fire winds ease over California |
| Weather forecasts have raised hopes of some respite from the wildfires raging out of control across southern California for the last four days.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 25-October-2007
3:31:19 AM |
| Forecasters say the Santa Ana winds, which fuelled the spread of the flames and had reached hurricane strength, are just starting to die out.
Fire crews exploited the fall to dump water on some of the most destructive blazes in the San Bernardino Mountains.
About one million people have had to leave their homes, officials say.
Among the worst affected areas is around San Diego, where evacuation centres are struggling to provide shelter for more than 300,000 people.
While the winds are weakening, firefighters still face a huge task as no rain is forecast.
Three people have been killed and 20 injured.
The fires have destroyed 1,596 homes and the material damage is estimated to have risen to more than $1bn.
President George W Bush is due to fly to the area later.
He has declared seven counties in the state as a major disaster area.
'Taking it down'
The fires have ravaged at least 674 sq miles (1,745 sq km) of land from Santa Barbara in the west down to the Mexican border.
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