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Los Angeles fire zones hit by mudslides after heavy rain
Mudslides blocked roads around Los Angeles on Friday after heavy rain pounded areas burned by last months wildfires, sending denuded hillsides tumbling, reports BSS. Parts of Los Angeles got as much as 2.8 inches (7 centimeters) of rain in a day, leaving areas flooded and burn scars in Pacific...
Thousands evacuated as new fire ignites near Los Angeles
A new fast-moving wildfire has erupted in Los Angeles County of the United States, prompting tens of thousands to evacuate a region already reeling from the most destructive fires in its history. The Hughes fire ignited about 45 miles northwest of the city of Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon,...
LA firefighters prepared for last dangerous winds
Exhausted Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday braced for the return of yet more dangerously strong gusts, as Californias governor slammed hurricane-force winds of misinformation surrounding blazes that have killed 27 people. The two largest fires, which have obliterated almost 40,000 acres...
Economists say Los Angeles fire to have limited national economic impact
Devastating fires in the Los Angeles area are likely to put modest pressure on the US national economy in the near term but are unlikely to derail strong forward momentum, economists say. Forecasters reckon the fires destruction of property and job market disruptions could put upward pressure on...
Los Angeles wild fire damages greater than nuclear attack: Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump said the raging wildfires in Los Angeles have caused more destruction than a nuclear impact. He also warned that the real number of fatalities in the affected areas is likely to far surpass the current death toll. In an interview with American cable news...
Los Angeles braces for winds as deadly wildfires continue
Los Angeles firefighters prepared for strong winds overnight into Tuesday, which could intensify two massive wildfires that have already destroyed entire neighborhoods, claimed the lives of at least two dozen people, and scorched an area the size of Washington, D.C, reports Reuters. Dry,...
Los Angeles races to contain wildfires as severe winds appear
Firefighters in Los Angeles scrambled on Sunday to contain two relentless wildfires that have burned for six days, seizing a brief lull in hazardous conditions before fierce winds were forecast to reignite the flames, reports Reuters. California Governor Gavin Newsom called the disaster...
Disney commits $15M to aid Los Angeles wildfire recovery
The Walt Disney Company has announced it will donate $15 million to support recovery efforts from the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles County this week. Starting on Jan. 7 with the Palisades Fire, multiple fires have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed thousands of structures,...
Wildfires near Los Angeles kill 16 as firefighters race against time
Firefighters were racing against time Saturday to get on top of massive wildfires aroundLos Angelesas winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched neighborhoods. At least 16 people were now confirmed dead from fires that have ripped through the city, leaving communities in...
Governor orders probe of water problems in Los Angeles fires
The Governor of California state of the US Gavin Newsom on Friday asked for an independent investigationat theLos AngelesDepartment of Water and Power over the loss of water pressure as firefighters battledmultiple blazes. In a letter to the head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power,...
Los Angeles fire: Intense winds finally eased
Firefighters finally started gaining control over two major wildfires on the eastern and western flanks of Los Angeles on Friday as fierce winds that supercharged the fires for days finally eased. Six simultaneous wildfires have devastated Los Angeles County neighborhoods since Tuesday, killed...
Biden cancels Italy trip to focus on LA fires response
President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Jan 8) canceled his upcoming trip to Italy to focus on the federal response to wildfires raging across Los Angeles, which have razed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to evacuate, reports AFP. After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier...
Celebrities flee, Hollywood events postponed as wildfires rage
Jamie Lee Curtis, Mandy Moore, Maria Shriver and other celebrities were among the tens of thousands of people forced to evacuate their homes to escape the out-of-control wildfires burning around Los Angeles. The largest blaze consumed nearly 12,000 acres (4,856 hectares) in Pacific Palisades, a...
California wildfires force thousands to evacuate Los Angeles
Around 30,000 Los Angeles residents were issued with evacuation orders after fast-moving wildfires accelerated by fierce winds threatened over 13,000 structures on Tuesday. Firefighters were battling to contain the blazes in the hills and forests close to up-market neighborhoods such as Santa...
Jeff Baena, writer-director of 'The Little Hours' found dead at Los Angeles home
Jeff Baena, the writer and director renowned for his darkly comedic indie films such as The Little Hours, and husband to frequent collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died at the age of 47. Baena co-wrote David O. Russells 2004 film I Heart Huckabees and wrote and directed five of his own films, four...