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…
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 surrounded by out-of-control wildfires; at least five dead
Updated: 11:40am (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Raging wildfires surrounded Los Angeles on Wednesday, killing at least five people, destroying hundreds of homes and stretching firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit, as more than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate. Fierce winds hindered firefighting operations and fueled the fires, which have burned unimpeded […]
Postcards special: US election 2 – Closed for months by COVID-19, church reopens to provide respite on Election Day
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports on how one Californian church opened its sanctuary for the first time since March on Election Day…
Amid escalated police presence, Californian Episcopal church offers sanctuary to protesters
Pasadena, US RNS Rev Mike Kinman, rector at All Saints Episcopal Church, got the call just before midnight on Thursday, 21st August. It was his son letting him know police had blocked off streets near Pasadena City Hall and All Saints Church. Officers were standing in a line on the City Hall steps, in riot […]