Wildfires
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said on Thursday that he’s confident that the Pacific Palisades and other Los Angeles-area neighborhoods will build back better than they were before being destroyed by fires. Zeldin made the remarks from the Palisades, where he joined myriad other federal agencies on Thursday leading the charge with local and state officials on…
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We reported earlier today about the former US Olympian who lost all of his medals in the Palisades fire. Swimmer Gary Hall Jr, 50, won five Olympic golds, three silvers and two bronzes, but only had time to grab his dog Puddles and his insulin. He’s just spoken to Sky’s presenter Barbara Serra, telling her he…
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Much has been made of apparent water shortages reportedly leaving firefighters hamstrung in their battle to contain wildfires. Critics have claimed some hydrants were empty in parts of LA, which has led to criticism of the authorities, including California’s governor – see our 22.54 post for a bit more on that. Gavin Newsom has now released…
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There is still a “long way to go” in the battle to contain all fires in LA, President Joe Biden has said. During a briefing at the White House, the president described the fires as the “worst in California history”. While progress has been made, the winds fanning the flames could remain a threat for…
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Among the thousands of buildings destroyed by the wildfires in Los Angeles are the beachfront properties in Malibu. Paris Hilton’s home, which she earlier said she saw “burn to the ground” on live TV, is in this neighbourhood, which sits just south of where the Palisades fire broke out . Suspected arsonist arrested in LA…
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Former US Olympian Gary Hall Jr believes he’s lost all of his medals in the Palisades wildfire. The 50-year-old told the Sydney Morning Herald that he had very little time to evacuate his house when he first noticed a plume of smoke outside. “It was worse than any apocalypse movie you’ve ever seen and 1,000…
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Firefighters will need to wait until the weather changes before they can get the fires under control, an expert in emergency planning and management has said. Professor David Alexander, who works at the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, says most of the fires will continue to rage until the wind slows down. He says…
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Mark Owen and his family have been forced to flee their home in Los Angeles as the wildfire spreads. The Take That star’s wife, Emma Ferguson, said on Instagram yesterday that the couple, their children and animals had to evacuate after waking to “helicopters, thick black smoke and winds howling”. She said she “feels so…
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Some Los Angeles residents have been returning to the charred remains of what was once their homes. One of those people, Desiree Johnson, cries as she walks through the ash pile that was previously her house. Officials believe more than 10,000 structures are likely to have been destroyed by the wildfires since they started.
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More than 20,000 people who evacuated the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday have watched on TV for three days as their neighbourhood has burned without respite. They have heard the statistics – more than 50% of the buildings here have been reduced to rubble. But it is not sufficient preparation for what they will see in…
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We have another update to bring you around reports of crime in the areas where the fires are still burning. A police official has just told a news conference 18 people have been arrested during the firestorm so far. Myron Johnson, assistant sheriff of patrol operations, said 15 of those are connected to the Eaton…
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California’s governor has invited Donald Trump to California amid the president-elect’s vocal criticism of his leadership. Mr Trump has referred to Gavin Newsom as “Gavin Newscum” and on Wednesday blamed him for reported water supply issues. But Mr Newsom has now extended an invitation – shared on social media – to the incoming president. “As you prepare…
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The city of Beverly Hills said an evacuation alert was sent mistakenly to residents this morning. It comes after nearly 10 million people were sent evacuation alerts in error yesterday, including in places far from where wildfires are burning. A second alert followed, telling people to disregard the earlier warning and that it was meant…
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The NFL has moved the Los Angeles Rams’ wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona. The game will be played on Monday night at State Farm Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, in suburban Glendale. The league announced the decision yesterday, a few hours after a fire broke out in an area several miles…
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Containment of the Hurst fire is now 37%, California governor Gavin Newsom has said. He posted on X that evacuation orders have “been downgraded to warnings and lifted”. However, residents returning home are advised not to drink the water and to “observe extreme caution”. On the ground: One daughter’s haunting account of her father’s fatal…
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Scenes from the western Los Angeles suburb have shocked its residents, thousands of whom were forced to flee as the area’s biggest fire closed in. David Latt, one of those residents, has just spoken to The World With Yalda Hakim and compared what he’s seen to pictures of the notorious Second World War bombing of Dresden in…
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