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Los Angeles fire deaths at 10 as National Guard called in

Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighbourhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California's National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder. With reports of looting, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said a nighttime curfew was planned, and the state's National Guard was on hand to patrol …

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1 day, 3 hours ago

Los Angeles fire deaths at 10 as National Guard called in

The Hindu

Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighbourhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California's National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder. With reports of looting, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said a nighttime curfew was planned, and the state's National Guard was on hand to patrol …

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1 day, 11 hours ago

Floods, droughts, then fires: The hydroclimate whiplash hitting the world

India Today

Los Angeles is engulfed in flames as a series of devastating wildfires wreak havoc across Southern California, driven by the phenomenon known as "hydroclimate whiplash." However, the subsequent summer of 2024 brought record heat and an unusually dry start to the 2025 rainy season, creating a landscape filled with highly flammable vegetation. As of January 10, 2025, at least five …

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55 years ago

The Devastating Los Angeles Fires in Pictures

Wired

On the morning of January 7, the first of Los Angeles’ vast wildfires broke out in a forested area near Topanga State Park on the northwest edge of the city. Conditions allowed the blaze to spread very quickly: 100 mph winds, very low humidity, and a landscape primed to burn after months without rainfall together sent the fire tearing through …

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1 day, 18 hours ago

Director Lashes Out Over LA Fires During New York Film Critics Dinner

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING The multiple blazes, fueled by bone-dry conditions and strong winds, have killed at least five people and engulfed 2,000 buildings as of Thursday morning. “We are all worried about our friends in L.A.,” Jarmusch said, per reports, as the presenter of the Best Screenplay award to “Anora” director Sean Baker. “Climate crisis is brought to you by …

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1 day, 18 hours ago

Myanmar junta air strike kills 40: ethnic armed group, rescue worker

The Hindu

A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 40 people in a village in western Rakhine state, a rescue worker and ethnic minority armed group told AFP on Thursday. The Rakhine conflict is one element of the bloody chaos that has engulfed Myanmar since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in a 2021 coup, sparking a widespread …

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2 days, 11 hours ago

Locals will figure out: California Governor shrugs blame over hydrants amid wildfires

India Today

California Governor Gavin Newsom was seen deflecting responsibility for fire hydrants running out of water during the devastating Palisades fire, saying "local folks will figure it out". "Look, the local folks are trying to figure that out," Newsom said when asked to comment on fire hydrants running out of water. Trump claimed Newsom blocked a proposal to redirect excess water …

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2 days, 20 hours ago

Boothapandi tank awaits much-needed facelift

The Hindu

The Boothapandi tank which was once a vital source for irrigating acres of agricultural land in the village, is now overgrown with weeds and water hyacinths. Located opposite the Government Taluk Hospital in Boothapandi, the waterbody has remained neglected for years, resulting in the clear waterbody engulfed by weeds and water hyacinths. Suresh, an auto rickshaw driver from the village …

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55 years ago

Live updates: Los Angeles wildfires race through Pacific Palisades, Sylmar, Eaton Canyon

CNN

Elderly patients are quickly evacuated into emergency vehicles as embers and flames approach during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7. Two other fires have erupted in Los Angeles County: The 100-acre strong Hurst fire north of San Fernando, and the Eaton fire in Altadena, which has grown to 1,000 acres in a matter of hours. At a …

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3 days, 11 hours ago

‘We don’t know when we’re going to go home’: Private security in Palisades say they’re working around the clock

LA Times

A carport is fully engulfed Tuesday by the Palisades fire along Haverford Avenue in Pacific Palisades. “We’re the only two guards that are up here,” said Garcia, standing feet away from one of the stately homes he’s been paid to protect. “We don’t know when we’re going to go home.” Garcia, a deputy sheriff, said many private security companies work …

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3 days, 11 hours ago

L.A. firefighters are spread thin fighting four major fires, but help is on the way

LA Times

Kern County firefighters try to contain a fully engulfed beachfront home near Carbon Canyon on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Wednesday. With firefighting resources spread thin across Los Angeles County, help from state, federal and out of state agencies is on the way, officials announced Wednesday The California National Guard as well as firefighters from Northern California and out …

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3 days, 11 hours ago

Fires tear through Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and Sylmar

LA Times

Here’s what you need to know to start your day. The Palisades fire The blaze started around 10:30 a.m near homes in L.A.’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood. “And the Southern California landscape — ripe for wildfire and never far from chronic water shortages — is paying the price.” The windy week will bring more hazards UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain noted …

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3 days, 11 hours ago

When will perilous L.A. winds finally calm down? Here is the fire forecast

LA Times

Two people ride past a burning house off Enchanted Way in the Marquez Knolls neighborhood of Pacific Palisades. “We’re still in the stronger wind period,” said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist at National Weather Service, noting that wind gusts Wednesday morning reached 75 mph in the La Cañada Flintridge area and 65 mph in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains. …

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3 days, 11 hours ago

‘What I imagined hell would be like.’ Two friends try to save Pacific Palisades home from raging fire

LA Times

Orly Israel was hanging out in his home in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday morning when he got a text message from a friend asking if he was OK. “Why?” Israel asked. “It was like what I would imagine hell would be like.” Charles, who has been a storm chaser for nearly 16 years, said he’s never experienced anything like the …

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3 days, 11 hours ago

Taj Mahal disappears in blanket of thick fog in Agra as cold wave intensifies in Uttar Pradesh | VIDEO

India TV News

Agra: As various states in North India are battling intense cold wave, a thick layer of smog engulfed Agra and its iconic monument Taj Mahal on Wednesday. In 2021, visuals of the smog engulfing the Taj Mahal went viral on social media platforms. In the meantime, Delhi woke up to a blanket of dense fog on Wednesday, as a cold …

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31st SAG Awards nominations event cancelled due to Los Angeles wildfires

India Today

The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations have cancelled their in-person announcement scheduled for Wednesday morning due to severe wildfires and strong winds in the Los Angeles area. The nominations, which celebrate outstanding performances in film and television, will now be announced via press release instead of the planned live event hosted by actors Joey King and Cooper Koch. Kristen Bell …

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4 days, 11 hours ago

Lakers coach JJ Redick’s family evacuated from their home in Pacific Palisades

LA Times

Lakers coach JJ Redick said his wife and extended family evacuated from their homes as fires engulfed Pacific Palisades on Tuesday. Lakers coach JJ Redick said his family was evacuated from their home in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday and offered his thoughts and prayers for everyone impacted by fires in the Los Angeles area. He said his mother was evacuated …

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5 days, 3 hours ago

Golden Globes 2025: Emilia Perez, Shogun and host Nikki Glaser come out on top

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Penske-Boehly era of the Golden Globes got off to a shaky start last year, …

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5 days, 11 hours ago

Rain lashes parts of Delhi, flight operations normal despite fog

India Today

Light rain lashed parts of Delhi and its adjoining cities as a layer of fog engulfed the national capital on Monday. The India Meteorological Department predicted light to moderate rainfall at isolated places in Delhi, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat and Rewari ; and Bawal, Gangoh, Shamli and Kandhla in the next two hours. FLIGHT OPERATIONS NORMAL Meanwhile, flight operations at …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

Blast in southwestern Pakistan kills 1 person and wounds 35

Associated Press

QUETTA, Pakistan — A blast from an improvised explosive device killed one person and wounded 35 others on Saturday in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Turbat, a police official said. A separatist group called the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the blast, but gave higher casualty figures. Also Saturday, in the country’s northwest, gunmen opened fire on government vehicles carrying …

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6 days, 22 hours ago

Noida, Greater Noida shrouded in ghostly fog as cold wave tightens its grip on north India: ‘This is scary’

Hindustan Times

Noida residents woke up to a blanket of dense fog on Saturday morning as a severe cold wave gripped the city. Noida woke up to a chilling morning as dense fog and a cold wave engulfed the city. Take a look here at the posts: Delhi faces similar Conditions; flights and trains disrupted The neighbouring capital, Delhi, also bore the …

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Dense fog disrupts flights, trains across North India

Deccan Chronicle

The Indian Meteorological Department stated that visibility dropped to zero at Palam from 11:30 pm on Friday and at Safdarjung from 12:30 am on Saturday. Officials reported that 22 trains were delayed, and 15 flights were diverted due to poor visibility.The Indian Meteorological Department stated that visibility dropped to zero at Palam from 11:30 pm on Friday and at Safdarjung …

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Delhi dense fog: What IndiGo, Air India said amid zero visibility, day after 400 flights delayed

Hindustan Times

Flight operations were severely impacted at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday as a dense fog engulfed north India. Delhi International Airport Ltd said due to dense fog, flight operations have been affected at the airport. “Due to dense fog, flight operations are impacted at Delhi Airport. Tata Group-owned Air India wrote, “Poor visibility due to dense fog is …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Huge fire at Ghanaian clothing market destroys hundreds of stalls

CNN

CNN — A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital Accra has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses. The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest secondhand clothing markets – has since been fully extinguished with no reported injuries or fatalities, Ghana’s National Fire Service said on Facebook on Friday, adding that an …

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Los Angeles fire deaths at 10 as National Guard called in

Los Angeles fire deaths at 10 as National Guard called in

Floods, droughts, then fires: The hydroclimate whiplash hitting the world

The Devastating Los Angeles Fires in Pictures

Director Lashes Out Over LA Fires During New York Film Critics Dinner

Myanmar junta air strike kills 40: ethnic armed group, rescue worker

Locals will figure out: California Governor shrugs blame over hydrants amid wildfires

Boothapandi tank awaits much-needed facelift

Live updates: Los Angeles wildfires race through Pacific Palisades, Sylmar, Eaton Canyon

‘We don’t know when we’re going to go home’: Private security in Palisades say they’re working around the clock

L.A. firefighters are spread thin fighting four major fires, but help is on the way

Fires tear through Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and Sylmar

When will perilous L.A. winds finally calm down? Here is the fire forecast

‘What I imagined hell would be like.’ Two friends try to save Pacific Palisades home from raging fire

Taj Mahal disappears in blanket of thick fog in Agra as cold wave intensifies in Uttar Pradesh | VIDEO

31st SAG Awards nominations event cancelled due to Los Angeles wildfires

Lakers coach JJ Redick’s family evacuated from their home in Pacific Palisades

Golden Globes 2025: Emilia Perez, Shogun and host Nikki Glaser come out on top

Rain lashes parts of Delhi, flight operations normal despite fog

Blast in southwestern Pakistan kills 1 person and wounds 35

Noida, Greater Noida shrouded in ghostly fog as cold wave tightens its grip on north India: ‘This is scary’

Dense fog disrupts flights, trains across North India

Delhi dense fog: What IndiGo, Air India said amid zero visibility, day after 400 flights delayed

Huge fire at Ghanaian clothing market destroys hundreds of stalls