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 wildfires rage as strong winds put millions at risk
Los Angeles Reuters Firefighters on Wednesday contended with persistently strong and dry winds fuelling two giant wildfires that have terrified Los Angeles for eight days, testing the resolve of a city upended by the worst disaster in its history. Officials urged residents to remain vigilant and be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice with […]
Dangerous winds forecast to resume in fire-stricken Los Angeles
Los Angeles, US Reuters Dangerously high winds were expected to return to Los Angeles on Monday, jeopardising efforts to contain two massive wildfires that have levelled whole neighbourhoods, claimed the lives of at least two dozen people and burned an area the size of Washington, DC. Dry Santa Ana winds of up to 80 to […]
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 […]
“Scary”: Los Angeles wildfires spark insurance anxiety among victims
JOE BROCK and CHAD TERHUNE, of Reuters, report on concerns that insurance policies may not cover the rebuild costs in the aftermath of the wildfires which have devastated communities…
Vast Los Angeles fire spreads into new areas near Palisades
Los Angeles, US Reuters A full-scale firefighting effort stretched into Saturday in the upscale Los Angeles neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades, as the wildfire there expanded into an additional 400 hectares overnight with residents warned of potential worsening weather conditions over the next 72 hours that could further stoke the blaze. Cal Fire official Todd Hopkins […]
Battle against Los Angeles fires gains ground as intense winds ease
Los Angeles, US Reuters A pause in the fierce winds that super-charged the ring of wildfires that devastated Los Angeles this week helped crews make some progress in controlling the infernos on Friday, but strong gusts returning next week could resuscitate the flames. The fires, which have devastated Los Angeles neighbourhoods on the east and […]
Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10
Updated: 6:10pm (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Two massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west devoured nearly 10,000 homes and other structures, burning into a third night on Thursday even as the fierce winds eased and gave firefighters a welcome but temporary respite. The Palisades fire between Santa Monica and Malibu on […]