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Fire sweeps Santa Barbara face new peril floods
In Santa Barbara the last flames of a major fire were put out as officials warn of imminent flood risk with the rainy season two months away. About 234 homes destroyed and 26 damaged, losses estimated at 35 million dollars. 3,000 people displaced, evacuation centers sparsely used. Authorities fear heavy rain could trigger floods on burned slopes. A tanker dropped retardant to halt a new brush fire sparked by a liquefied natural gas tank explosion near the area.
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