M’mlungu woyamba wa December, mphepo yamkuntho inasakaza anthu a m’dera la Los Angeles. Mamembala athu angapo a ReLeaf Network amagwira ntchito m'malo awa, kotero tinatha kupeza ma account angozi omwe adawonongeka. Zonsezi, mphepo yamkuntho inawononga ndalama zoposa $ 40 miliyoni. Kuti mudziwe zambiri za mtengo wa mphepo yamkuntho, onani m'nkhaniyi kuchokera ku LA Times.
Emina Darakjy wa ku Pasadena Beautiful adati, "Ndakhala ku Pasadena kwa zaka 35 ndipo sindinaonepo zowonongeka ngati izi. N’zomvetsa chisoni kwambiri kuona mitengo yambiri ikugwa.” Mitengo yoposa 1,200 idagwetsedwa ku Pasadena mokha. Mphepo zinali zopitirira makilomita 100 pa ola m’madera ena a tauniyo.
“Anthu akhumudwa komanso achisoni ataona zomwe zachitika. Zili ngati kutaya abwenzi ambiri apamtima kapena achibale,” adatero Darakjy yemwe anajambula zithunzi za m’nkhaniyi patapita masiku mphepo yamkunthoyo itachitika.