After battling wildfires for several weeks, Southern California finally gets some rain, giving some relief to the firefighters. However, more than the relief, it is likely to bring the risk of toxic ash runoff. The area also has a forecast for cloudburst, which can exacerbate the ash flow.
United Sikhs, a UN-affiliated group, has launched a Langar initiative amid the ravaging Los Angeles wildfires. A report suggest that the group served over 1,300 meals on Sunday as part of its initiative.
In a meeting to discuss the California wildfires, US President Joe Biden made a pun at Vice President Kamala Harris as he said, "Madam Vice President, I know you’re directly affected, so you fire away." He again used the phrase 'fire away' while addressing US Forest Service Chief Randy Moore.
The Los Angeles wildfires have been estimated to be one of the costliest natural disasters to have occurred in the history of the United States. According to an estimate by AccuWeather, the damage and economic losses so far may range between USD 135 billion and USD 150 billion.
With devastating wildfires in Los Angeles continue to wreak havoc, the extremely dry profile of Southern California has only exacerbated the situation. According to the US Climate Prediction Center's seasonal outlook, drought is likely to develop in the region in the upcoming months.
As wildfires continue to ravage parts of Los Angeles, investigators are considering an array of possibilities, which include intentionally setting fire. However, as per latest updates, the authorities have not been able to ascertain the reason of the wildfires in California.
Wildfires have devasted the majority of area in Los Angeles, killing 10 people and forcing thousands to flee their homes. Officials urge people to follow evacuation orders after fresh blazes continue to ignite and grow quickly.
Wildfires have wreaked havoc in Southern California, destroying the most picturesque neighbourhoods in the Los Angeles area since the fire has continued to grow. To cope up with the situation, Southern California has declared emergency.
Wildfires have wrecked havoc in Los Angeles, killing 5 people and forcing thousands to flee their homes. It has impacted more than 1,000 structures, gripping the most picturesque neighbourhoods in the area.
A massive fire broke out on Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the inland foothills northeast of Los Angeles and spread so rapidly that it destroyed homes, and clogged roadways as tens of thousands fled the region. In the frantic haste to get to safety, roadways became impassable.
Strong and unpredictable winds resulted in massive wildfires in California on Sunday, leading to thousands being evacuated from the area. The blaze, dubbed the Post Fire, was just 2 per cent contained and has wreaked considerable destruction, although no injuries have been reported so far.
It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were affected by the evacuation order.
There are no reports of missing people in the area, causing authorities to examine the possibility that the victims are migrants who entered Greece from the nearby border with Turkey.
Maui residents and county officials have said that the sirens could have saved many lives in the wildfires, but Andaya said that they would have driven more people into the fire.
A mobile morgue unit that arrived on Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify remains named two victims, Lahaina residents Robert Dyckman, 74, and Buddy Jantoc, 79.
The newly released figure surpassed the toll of the 2018 Camp Fire in northern California, which left 85 dead and destroyed the town of Paradies.
The 46-trunk tree was planted in Maui's Lahaina town in 1873 and currently is the size of an entire city block at a height of 60 feet.
The fires were the latest in a series of problems caused by extreme weather around the globe this summer. Experts say climate change is increasing the likelihood of such events.
Details were not immediately available on the number of injuries or fatalities. However, multiple media reported that two helicopters were involved in the fatal crash.
Quoting state broadcaster ERT, it said the accident occurred over the town of Karystos on the island of Evia near Athens, where a fire has been burning.
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