Los Angeles fires: Faith communities help victims with shelter, necessities while planning for future
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on how faith communities in Los Angeles are responding to the devastating wildfires…
Essay: What can a pastor say to people who have lost everything?
Rev GRACE H PARK, associate pastor of Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church, says, in an article first published by Religion News Service, that after the fire, there are no words…
Los Angeles evacuees told stay away from home at least another week
Los Angeles, US Reuters Los Angeles officials told evacuees from the wildfires on Thursday to stay away from their homes at least another week as emergency responders remove toxic waste from incinerated neighbourhoods and cut off electricity and gas lines posing a hazard amid the ruins. Landslides further endangered the devastated hillsides, where levelled structures […]
Los Angeles firefighters holding the line despite extreme winds
Los Angeles, US Reuters Firefighters on Tuesday held the line against two massive wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles for the past week, even as desert winds and a parched landscape presented extremely hazardous conditions. Some 8,500 firefighters from at least seven states and two foreign countries prevented the fires from growing for […]
Los Angeles races to contain wildfires as severe winds return, 24 killed
Updated: 1:15pm (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday, taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous conditions before high winds were expected to fan the flames anew. At least 24 people have died in what California […]
Animal rescuers care for LA fire evacuees – dogs, donkeys, horses
Pasadena, California Reuters The pitbull mix arrived at Pasadena Humane covered in ash, his paw pads ulcerated from walking on fire debris, his lungs choked with smoke. A good Samaritan found the dog lying in rubble in Altadena, wrapped him in a blanket and brought him to the shelter. Still too weak to walk Saturday, […]
Hollywood celebrities clear their closets for fire aid
Los Angeles, US Reuters When wildfires destroyed parts of Los Angeles this week, real estate agent Jenna Cooper started asking friends for clothing and other items to help people in need. Her request spread quickly through a network of powerful women. Actors including Sharon Stone and Halle Berry responded, providing sweaters, shoes, clothing, handbags, belts, […]