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Los Angeles: Two devastating wildfires in Los Angeles were declared fully contained by firefighters on Friday after burning for more than three weeks, killing about 30 people and displacing thousands more. The Palisades and Eaton fires in Southern California’s Los Angeles County were the most destructive…
Hollywood actress Meryl Streep had a tense escape from the Los Angeles wildfires, according to her nephew, Abe Streep. The 75-year-old actress was forced to cut a hole in her fence large enough to drive through while evacuating her home on January 8. The wildfires, which…
Four generations of a single family lost their homes to the devastating wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles. Among them is Danielle Stone, whose house was destroyed in the deadly Eaton Fire, The Los Angeles Times reported. Fanned by the fierce Santa Ana winds, the fires have turned…
Terrified residents caught in blazing neighbourhoods, influencers ignoring the ban on drones and the frightening unpredictability of the wildfires are just some of what journalists covering the fires ravaging Los Angeles for AFP have had to manage. The United States’s second-largest city has never faced a…
New Delhi: As wildfires raged through Los Angeles, so did the conspiracy theories and misinformation about the natural disaster on social media. This happened even as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to end its US-based fact-checking programme. From false claims of looting to AI-generated images…
An amputee father and his son with cerebral palsy, a former child star from Australia, and an 85-year-old woman, who refused to leave her pets, were among at least 24 people killed in the devastating wildfires raging across Southern California. Here are some of the victims…
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, United States: Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Sunday that US swim icon Gary Hall Jr would be given a new set of medals to replace those incinerated in the Los Angeles wildfires. Hall was forced into a speedy evacuation of his home in Pacific…
At least 24 people have now been confirmed dead due to massive wildfires around Los Angeles with California Governor Gavin Newsom saying it could be the most devastating natural disaster in US history, which has also destroyed thousands of homes. Here are 10 points on Los…
Santa Monica: Five days after an inferno razed Pacific Palisades, Maya Lieberman is desperate to find somewhere to live. But unscrupulous landlords who are jacking up prices are making it hard. “The price gouging is going haywire, it’s obscene,” the 50-year-old stylist told AFP. “I can’t…