The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 15, 2014 Thousands Evacuated in Southern California Wildfires ----------------------------------------------------- Thousands of people have been evacuated in southern California amid raging wildfires. A local emergency has been declared in San Diego County, which is enduring 100-degree weather and dry winds. Around 10 fires have burned an estimated 15,000 acres so far. .