Wildfire in New Mexico forces to shut business down

Monday, May 9, 2022

The truly historic and most extreme weather conditions could fan a wildfire in New Mexico which is already the second biggest ever seen in the US state. This extreme wildfire causes mayhem weather condition, forces most of the business in the tourist city of Las Vegas shut down. The so-called Hermits Peak Fire has been burning for more than a month and has torn through an area larger than the city of Chicago.

There are many families have been left homeless and thousands have been evacuated. The winds, near-record high temperatures and dry conditions are now expected to stoke the blaze further.

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque tweeted that its forecasters are “using exceedingly rare language” in its warning for a “long duration and extreme fire weather event”.

The State Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called on people in mandatory evacuation areas to leave immediately.

The exceptionally dangerous wildfire generate extreme hot temperatures. As severe winds pick up, conditions may worsen and air support may be limited.

The restaurants and grocery stores in the tourist city Las Vegas, a New Mexico city of 13,000 people, have been closed, while schools have either closed or moved to remote-only options.

Elmo Baca, chairman of the Las Vegas Community Foundation, said that there’s uncertainty and there’s fear about how the winds are going to affect the fire from day to day. Once the people are evacuated out of an area, they can’t go back, so they’re just stuck worrying. The fire has blackened more than 267 sq miles (691 sq km).

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