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Washington, United States: As fire-wrecked Los Angeles braces for a visit by President Donald Trump, many are worrying the mercurial Republican will yank the federal support the city needs to get back on its feet. Trump is due in the shell-shocked city for a few hours…
Castaic, United States: A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, exploding in size and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes, in a region already on edge after two deadly blazes. Ferocious flames were devouring hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading…
Washington DC: The recent wildfires have left Los Angeles — the second-largest city in the United States and home to the country’s rich and famous — in rubble. Images taken from the air show block after block of greyish-brown ash, with just skeletal remains of homes,…
A firefighter and his wife were overcome with emotion after he found his wedding ring amid the rubble of their home, now destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires. Pasadena Fire Engineer Chien Yu, accompanied by CNN’s Erin Burnett, was searching through the rubble when one of…
A man and two of his lifelong surfer friends joined hands to save his mother’s home in Pacific Palisades, where wildfires left a trail of devastation last week. On January 7, Chris Clinton, 49, received a frantic call. His mother’s neighbourhood in Pacific Palisades was in…
Pacific Palisades, United States: On one side of the street lie the ashes of ruined houses, lost to the huge blazes that defeated Los Angeles firefighters when hydrants ran dry. On the other side, a small village of shops is still intact, watched over by tanker…
CLAIM Taylor Swift has called the Los Angeles wildfires a payback to the US for supporting Israel on Gaza bombings. FACT CHECK The video is a deepfake, using AI to falsely attribute comments to Taylor Swift. She did not make these statements. Social media is rife…
As multiple wildfires rage across California, threatening homes in Los Angeles’ most exclusive neighbourhoods, wealthy residents are turning to private firefighting services — a luxury that comes with a staggering price tag. With public fire departments overwhelmed, some of the city’s richest are reportedly paying as…
Los Angeles: ‘Wicked’ fame music producer Greg Wells is one of many celebrities who lost their homes in California wildfires. As per Variety, he not only lost his family home but his state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos mixing room and studio also were destroyed in Pacific Palisades. For…
At least 16 people have died in the devastating wildfires sweeping through California since Wednesday, leaving thousands displaced and entire communities ravaged by the flames. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, on Friday, were spotted at a meal distribution centre set up for wildfire victims at the…