The wildfires that raged through Los Angeles County burned more than 14,500 hectares, or 145 square kilometers – a total area larger than some of the most densely populated cities in the United States.
So far, at least five fires have burned an area:
- Almost the same size as Miami
- Two and a half times larger than Manhattan, home to 1.6 million New Yorkers
- Larger than San Francisco and Boston, both covering over 119 square miles
- And about 3.5% the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
This content was originally published in Fires in Los Angeles destroyed an area the size of Miami, indicates analysis on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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