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The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for most of California’s Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Tuesday for the area’s “period of extremely low relative humidity and strong offshore winds.” The weather service said its “particularly hazardous conditions red flag warning has expired, but hazardous fire weather conditions will remain in place…
The National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting even more “dangerous fire weather conditions” across Southern California, citing the region’s “return of low humidity and very high winds” from Monday to Tuesday. NWS Los Angeles Social Media Platform “Everyone needs to be on high alert,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Monday. California Department of Forestry…
Washington— The state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Friday morning that firefighters have brought the Palisades and Eaton fires under control in Southern California. For now, the strong winds have calmed down, but the National Weather Service said dangerous conditions are expected to return again next week. The strongest winds are expected Tuesday…
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused the United States of “blatant hypocrisy” for allowing prisoners to fight the Los Angeles wildfires. Russia’s state-owned news agency RIA Novosti quoted Zakharova on January 12 as saying that the use of prisoners as firefighters is no different from China’s use of forced labor, which the US has…
Southern California firefighters have made some progress in containing two major wildfires, while forecasters said weather conditions in the coming days could provide a reprieve from the days of dry air and high winds that have plagued the region. . The reprieve will give firefighters a crucial window to battle the Palisades fire on the…
California firefighters prepared for the possibility of new or worse wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday amid warnings of high winds and dry conditions. The National Weather Service said wind speeds could exceed 100 kilometers per hour on Tuesday, warning of extreme fire danger across large areas of Southern California. Los Angeles County Fire Chief…
A massive relief effort is underway in Los Angeles to help thousands of people who have lost their homes or been evacuated from the path of the fires that have devastated the area since last week. Genia Dulot reports from the Pasadena Convention Center, now an emergency shelter for evacuees. Source link
Deadly blazes have been raging in the Los Angeles area for a week as firefighters continue efforts to bring the blaze under control, which had killed at least 24 people as of Sunday. Authorities say more than 7,000 structures have been hit by the blaze, called the Eaton Fire, including a firefighter’s home. VOA’s Jenia…
Authorities in the western US state of California say at least 10 people have been killed in a massive wildfire that devastated the city of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County medical examiner announced the new death toll late Thursday, doubling from earlier reports. Officials warned that the number could rise as the fire was…
