TOPSHOT - Firefighters put out hot spots from the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, California, July 11, 2022. - Hundreds of firefighters scrambled Monday to prevent a wildfire engulfing an area of rare giant sequoia trees in California\'s Yosemite National Park. The Washburn fire, in the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias, was first reported on July 7 and doubled in size over the weekend to 2,340 acres (946 hectares), according to a park report. Yosemite\'s fire management service said 545 firefighters were battling the blaze, including \"proactively protecting\" the grove the largest sequoia grove in Yosemite, with over 500 mature trees. (Photo by Nic Coury / AFP)
미국 캘리포니아 요세미티 국립공원에서 소방관들이 11일(현지 시간) 화재를 진압하고 있다. 7일 세쿼이아나무 군락지 인근에서 시작된 이번 산불은 현재까지 22%만 진화된 상태다. 소방 당국은 요세미티의 ‘명물’인 세쿼이아나무들을 보호하기 위해 소방대원 545명을 투입했다. AFP연합뉴스