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Collected Item: “Moc Fire Evacuation Orders Lifted”

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Moc Fire Evacuation Orders Almost Lifted

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news article

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic many people in California have been evacuated to fairgrounds throughout the state. This article includes a photo showing the social distancing measures that still need to be observed by during this additional crisis. Evacuees sit on folding chairs distanced from each other and many people wear masks as they attend an information briefing at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora.

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#Sonora, #California, #MocFire, #Evacuees

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/article_34904016-e685-11ea-af51-530d3d41d98f.html

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Alex MacLean

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2020-08-24
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