Pasojat shkatërruese të zjarrit në Colorado (FOTO)

TTema E Premte, 29 Qershor 2012

Colorado është prekur nga një valë zjarresh shkatërruese. Më shumë se 32 mijë banorë janë larguar nga shtëpitë e tyre, si pasojë e zjarrit dhe tashmë ndodhen të pastrehë. Shumë prej shtëpive janë shkrumbuar nga zjarri, ndërkohë që lagje të tëra janë transformuar.

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Whole streets of house have been razed to the ground by the fire in the Colorado Springs neighbourhood of Mountain Shadows

Watching it burn: Distraught residents stand helplessly as high winds push the Waldo Canyon Fire into the Garden of the Gods and Mountain Shadows neighborhoods in Colorado Springs

Some of the hundreds of totally destroyed homes are seen in the aftermath of the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs

Devastation: Winds have pushed the Waldo Canyon fire into the foothills neighborhoods west of Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cooler temperatures and lighter winds helped firefighters on Thursday in the battle against the fire, which has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced more than 35,000 people to flee

This aerial photo shows the destructive path of the Waldo Canyon fire in the Mountain Shadows subdivision area of Colorado Springs

Neighborhood inferno: The Waldo Canyon Fire engulfs an entire neighborhood in the foothills of Colorado Springs as temperatures of more than 100 degrees only served to fuel the flames

Aerial firefight: A helicopter drops water over Queens Canyon, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, while fighting the Waldo Canyon fire

Run for your life: Smoke and ash billowed down the hill from the Waldo Canyon wildfire causing 32,000 residents to be evacuated

Neighbourhood ravaged: Smoke rises over the Mountain Shadows area of Colorado Springs, Colorado, after the Waldo Canyon fire blazed through the area

Destruction: A residential area party destroyed by the Colorado wildfires is seen from this aerial photo

Quenching: A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 drops fire retardant on a section of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs

Fleeing: Tayor Salamon, 11, holds on to his dog as they pile in the back seat and his family rushes to leave their home in Colorado Springs

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Up in flames: An entire neighborhood burns near the foothills of Colorado Springs, Colo. on Tuesday, June 26 Smoke

Watching as Rome burns: A man outside of Colorado Springs observes the blanket of smoke billowing out from Colorado Springs

Hard day's night: A Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter drops slurry on a hot spot at the Waldo Canyon Fire

What's left: Homes burned by the Waldo Canyon Fire are seen today; Fire-fighters struggled against a wildfire at the edge of Colorado Springs that doubled in size overnight and has forced 32,000 people from their homes

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