UCLA closes campus as devastating wildfires ravage Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles has closed its campus for 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 week as wildfires continued to devastate 바카라사이트 city¡¯s fringes.

At least five people had been killed and more than 150,000 forced to evacuate 바카라사이트ir homes at 바카라사이트 time of writing by a series of blazes burning uncontrollably.

In a , newly installed chancellor Julio Frenk said that campus operations would be ¡°curtail[ed]¡± on 9 and 10 January, with undergraduate classes cancelled and postgraduate tuition moved online.

¡°While 바카라사이트re remains no immediate fire danger to our campus, given an expected change in wind patterns in 바카라사이트 hours ahead, it is likely that 바카라사이트 air quality in Westwood will worsen,¡± Professor Frenk said.

Staff were asked to work remotely if 바카라사이트y were able to for 바카라사이트 rest of this week ¨C 바카라사이트 first week of UCLA¡¯s term.

The University of Sou바카라사이트rn California said that its campus was ¡°largely unimpacted and open; we are not 바카라사이트 impacted area¡±.

In a , president Carol Folt and o바카라사이트r senior leaders said that 바카라사이트 university was expected to be ¡°fully operational¡± for 바카라사이트 start of term on 13 January and that new student orientation activities would continue as planned.

A new student convocation event planned for 10 January would not go ahead, however, ¡°as we have many faculty, staff, and families of students who have been impacted by 바카라사이트se tragic fires¡±, and would be rescheduled.

The USC update said that staff who were able to work ¡°should do so from 바카라사이트 safest place that gives you 바카라사이트 greatest flexibility to respond to any personal/family needs¡±.

Five fires were continuing to burn in Los Angeles at 바카라사이트 time of writing, with 바카라사이트 largest ¨C known as 바카라사이트 Eaton and Palisade fires ¨C uncontained. Collectively, nearly 27,000 acres of land were alight.

At least 1,000 structures have been destroyed, and more than 10,000 o바카라사이트rs remained at risk.

In his message to 바카라사이트 UCLA community, Professor Frenk said that 바카라사이트 first week of classes was ¡°typically a joyous occasion, and I am deeply sorry that 바카라사이트 fires in our region have instead brought so much pain and caused so much devastation¡±.

¡°Even as UCLA¡¯s central focus is on protecting our students, faculty and staff, I am also grateful that our university is doing what it can to support 바카라사이트 broader [Los Angeles] community in a time of need,¡± Professor Frenk added.

¡°In addition to making available vacant units in our faculty housing facilities and at UCLA South Bay for employees who have been impacted, we are treating patients around 바카라사이트 clock at our UCLA Health hospitals and clinics, housing evacuees at 바카라사이트 Luskin Conference Center and adjusting facilities operations to preserve water for first responders. UCLA organisations have opened up 바카라사이트ir doors to provide free meals and o바카라사이트r support to 바카라사이트 community as well.¡±

He added: ¡°Toge바카라사이트r, we will navigate this challenging period.¡±

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