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Watch: Woman Reunited With Pet Cat Two Months After Los Angeles Wildfires
Katherine Kiefer was at a medical appointment the day the fire engulfed her neighbourhood and her cat, Aggie, went missing.
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Los Angeles Wildfires Declared Fully Contained By Firefighters
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.
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How Meryl Streep Cut A Car-Size Hole Through Her Fence To Escape The Los Angeles Wildfires
The Oscar winners nephew Abe Streep revealed that the actress, 75, had to come up with a creative plan to get to safety.
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Climate Change Made Ferocious Los Angeles Wildfires More Likely: Study
Human-driven climate change set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation, and extending the dangerous overlap between flammable drought conditions and powerful Santa Ana winds.
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Amid Los Angeles Wildfires, Donald Trump Considers Big Move On Disaster-Hit US States
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power.
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31,000 People Ordered To Evacuate After New Fire Erupts Near Los Angeles
A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. Ferocious flames devoured hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to cover more than 8,000 acres (3,200 hectares) in just a few hours.
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'Extremely Critical' Risk As Winds Whip Fire-Weary Los Angeles
Fire-weary southern California was buffeted by dangerous winds, with forecasters warning of an "extremely critical" risk in a region already staggering from the devastation of horrifying blazes.
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Separated By Los Angeles Fires, Some Pets Reunite With Owners
NGO Pasadena Humane is home to animals either delivered by their owners, who had lost their homes or rescued during the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Dogs Prove Invaluable In Massive Search For Los Angeles Fire Victims
In the ashes of what was once a luxury home on Malibu's Pacific coast, dogs run from spot to spot, searching for victims of one of the huge wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Wildfires Leave Four Generations Of A Family Homeless
Danielle Stone, 37, lived with her husband, Bryan Davila, and their daughter Melina in Altadena, Los Angeles County. Their house was destroyed in the deadly Eaton Fire.
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Burnt Homes vs Tanker Trucks: Private Firefighters On Wealth Divide In Los Angeles
More than a week after enormous blazes spread unchecked through swathes of America's second-largest metropolis, questions are being asked about how some of the city's super-rich seem to have survived almost unscathed.
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Los Angeles Fire Evacuees Told No Return For At Least A Week
Los Angeles County Director of Public Works Mark Pestrella said landslides could hit unaffected structures, and any substantial rain could be dangerous.
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Trauma And Tragedy In City Of Angels: Covering Los Angeles Fires
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.
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Amid LA Wildfires, Priyanka Chopra Shares Update: "Deeply Grateful For My Family's Safety"
"Many of our friends, colleagues and fellow Angelenos have lost so much," Priyanka wrote in her post
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Blog | 'I Sleep With One Eye Open': LA Residents On Life In A City On Fire
In the residential areas of Pasadena and Altadena, where I walked alone, on the deserted streets, the fires had consigned what were people's homes, as of the previous day, to the forever past.
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Watch: Woman Reunited With Pet Cat Two Months After Los Angeles Wildfires
Katherine Kiefer was at a medical appointment the day the fire engulfed her neighbourhood and her cat, Aggie, went missing.
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Los Angeles Wildfires Declared Fully Contained By Firefighters
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.
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How Meryl Streep Cut A Car-Size Hole Through Her Fence To Escape The Los Angeles Wildfires
The Oscar winners nephew Abe Streep revealed that the actress, 75, had to come up with a creative plan to get to safety.
-
Climate Change Made Ferocious Los Angeles Wildfires More Likely: Study
Human-driven climate change set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation, and extending the dangerous overlap between flammable drought conditions and powerful Santa Ana winds.
-
Amid Los Angeles Wildfires, Donald Trump Considers Big Move On Disaster-Hit US States
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power.
-
31,000 People Ordered To Evacuate After New Fire Erupts Near Los Angeles
A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. Ferocious flames devoured hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to cover more than 8,000 acres (3,200 hectares) in just a few hours.
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'Extremely Critical' Risk As Winds Whip Fire-Weary Los Angeles
Fire-weary southern California was buffeted by dangerous winds, with forecasters warning of an "extremely critical" risk in a region already staggering from the devastation of horrifying blazes.
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Separated By Los Angeles Fires, Some Pets Reunite With Owners
NGO Pasadena Humane is home to animals either delivered by their owners, who had lost their homes or rescued during the Los Angeles wildfires.
-
Dogs Prove Invaluable In Massive Search For Los Angeles Fire Victims
In the ashes of what was once a luxury home on Malibu's Pacific coast, dogs run from spot to spot, searching for victims of one of the huge wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Wildfires Leave Four Generations Of A Family Homeless
Danielle Stone, 37, lived with her husband, Bryan Davila, and their daughter Melina in Altadena, Los Angeles County. Their house was destroyed in the deadly Eaton Fire.
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Burnt Homes vs Tanker Trucks: Private Firefighters On Wealth Divide In Los Angeles
More than a week after enormous blazes spread unchecked through swathes of America's second-largest metropolis, questions are being asked about how some of the city's super-rich seem to have survived almost unscathed.
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Los Angeles Fire Evacuees Told No Return For At Least A Week
Los Angeles County Director of Public Works Mark Pestrella said landslides could hit unaffected structures, and any substantial rain could be dangerous.
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Trauma And Tragedy In City Of Angels: Covering Los Angeles Fires
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.
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Amid LA Wildfires, Priyanka Chopra Shares Update: "Deeply Grateful For My Family's Safety"
"Many of our friends, colleagues and fellow Angelenos have lost so much," Priyanka wrote in her post
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Blog | 'I Sleep With One Eye Open': LA Residents On Life In A City On Fire
In the residential areas of Pasadena and Altadena, where I walked alone, on the deserted streets, the fires had consigned what were people's homes, as of the previous day, to the forever past.
