LA Fires Once Again Call Evacuation Routes Into Question | KQED
Briefly

Many communities, especially those with narrow, winding roads, are unprepared for large scale evacuations, underscoring the urgent need for improved evacuation planning.
The chaos of recent evacuations highlights a troubling reality where the landscape of many communities proves inadequate to support safe and timely evacuations.
With wildfires spreading faster and climate change exacerbating conditions, evacuation planning has become more critical than ever to prevent tragedies like we've seen in previous fires.
The impact of the fires extends beyond immediate victims, affecting an interconnected community of workers, particularly in immigrant and Latino populations, highlighting the socioeconomic ripple effects.
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