major events
Allegations of leadership failures and political blame have begun, and investigations have begun, the Associated Press (AP) reports.
Governor of California, Gavin Newsom On Friday ordered state officials to determine why the 117 million gallon (440 million liter) reservoir was out of service and why some hydrants ran dry, calling it “deeply troubling.”
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Chief, christin crawleySaid city leadership failed his department by not providing adequate funding for firefighters. He also criticized the shortage of water. “When a firefighter comes to a hydrant, we expect there to be water,” she said.
At least 11 people have been killed, including five Palisades Fire and by six eaton fireAccording to the LA County Medical Examiner’s Office. Officials said they expected the number to rise as cadaver dogs combed through flattened areas to assess the devastation in an area larger than San Francisco.
Authorities on Friday set up a center where people can report missing people. Thousands of people are under evacuation orders, and the fire has destroyed about 56 square miles (145 square kilometers).
prince harry and this duchess of sussex have been helping jose andresfounder of World Central Kitchen (WCK) deliver food in pasadenaCalifornia.
According to reports, Harry and Meghan have donated to California wildfire relief efforts through their Archewell Foundation And shared resources through its Sussex.com platform.
A large number of residents have returned to their still-smoldering neighborhoods as flames raged in and around Los Angeles, the Associated Press (AP) reports, while the threat of new blazes remains and is the nation’s second hottest. The big city remains disturbed.
For some, it was their first glimpse of the shocking reality of what has been lost as the region of 13 million people grapples with the enormous challenge of overcoming the disaster and rebuilding.
Calm winds enabled firefighters to gain some control of the largest blaze in metropolitan LA on Friday, before stormy weather over the weekend returned to the region that has not seen rain in more than eight months. But by Friday evening, new evacuations were ordered in the area that includes parts of interstate 405 After an outbreak in the eastern part of Palisades Fire,
bridget bergwho was at work when she saw her house on TV changed Surrounded by flames, she returned to her family for the first time two days later “just to make it real.”
His feet rested on the broken pieces of what had been his home for 16 years, the AP reports.
Her children were sifting through debris on the sidewalk, finding a clay pot and some souvenirs, while they were searching for traces of Japanese wood, which they hoped to recover. Her husband pulled his hand out of the debris near the still-standing fireplace and grabbed a piece of wood handed to him by his grandmother.
“It’s OK. It’s OK,” Berg said to himself and others as he surveyed the destruction, remembering the deck and pool from where his family watched the fireworks. “It’s not like we did our Have lost homes – everyone has lost their homes.”
Since the fires first began spreading around a densely populated 25-mile (40-kilometer) stretch north of downtown L.A., they have burned more than 12,000 structures, including homes, apartment buildings, businesses, outbuildings and vehicles. No cause has yet been identified for the largest fire.
Private forecaster AccuWeather has estimated $135 billion to $150 billion in damage and economic losses, predicting a difficult recovery and increased homeowners’ insurance costs, Reuters reports.
California Insurance Commissioner ricardo lara On Friday it called on insurers to suspend pending non-renewals and cancellations that homeowners received before the fire and to extend the grace period for payments.
President Joe Biden has declared the fires a major disaster and said the US government will reimburse 100% of the recovery for the next six months. In a call with the mayor of Los Angeles karen bass and Governor of California Gavin Newsom On Friday, he reiterated his pledge to provide resources to California to fight the fires and rebuild.
Biden said at an Oval Office briefing:
This is not going to end, even if all the fires are put out, this is just the beginning… so we will be here for a long time to help.
Here are some of the latest images coming via the news wires from Los Angeles.
Weather forecasters in Los Angeles are expecting strong, dry winds to return by the end of the weekend, threatening to fuel devastating wildfires.
As reported in our latest full report, an immediate “red flag” alert – meaning severe fire weather conditions – declared by the US National Weather Service, said moderate to strong winds and low humidity continued Friday morning. It will remain because there is fire at five places across the city.
Barbara BruderlinThe head of the Malibu Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce described the impact of the fire as “total devastation and loss.”
There are areas where everything is gone. Not even a single piece of wood was left. This is just dirt.
The psychological damage caused by the wildfires in Los Angeles County to approximately 10 million people has not yet been assessed.
Reuters reports that Pacific Palisades residents who returned to their devastated neighborhoods were shocked to find brick chimneys hanging above charred trash and charred vehicles and acrid smoke hanging in the air.
“It was a house that was well-loved,” said the Pacific Palisades resident. kelly fosterthe 44-year-old said as she sifted through the ashen debris where her house once stood, as smoke billowed from neighboring homes and planes dropped water nearby.
Foster’s 16-year-old daughter, ADASaid she tried to go in but “I got sick. I couldn’t even do that…yeah, it’s hard.”
In rick mcgeeIn the Palisades neighborhood, only six of the 60 houses were left, and all that was left of his farm house was a statue of the Virgin Mary.
“Everything else is ash and debris,” said McGeagh, a 61-year-old commercial real estate broker who raised three children in his home with his wife.
On Friday morning, hundreds of people gathered in a parking lot near the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena to drop off donated clothes, diapers and bottled water.
dennis dossThe 63-year-old said she was eager to return to her destroyed home in Altadena to see if anything could be saved, but authorities stopped her because of safety concerns. DOS said:
At least saying goodbye until we can rebuild. I will let God lead me.
preliminary summary
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the California wildfires that have devastated six areas of Los Angeles County, killing at least 11 people and damaging or destroying more than 12,000 structures.
Firefighters finally began to gain control of two large wildfires on the eastern and western sides of Los Angeles on Friday after days of fierce winds had slowed the blazes.
Thousands of people were suddenly left homeless and thick smoke prompted US officials to declare a public health emergency, Reuters reported, as firefighters said they were making progress in containing the Palisades fire on the city’s western edge and the Eaton fire in its foothills. Were staying.
After burning out of control for several days, the Palisades fire was 8% contained and the Eaton fire was 3% contained, despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters attacking the fire from the air and ground. Cal Fire listed the containment level on both fires at 0% as of Friday. Nevertheless, the two major fires combined destroyed 35,000 acres (14,100 ha) or 54 square miles.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said about 153,000 people remained under evacuation orders and another 166,800 faced evacuation warnings, with curfews in place in all evacuation zones.
Seven neighboring states, the federal government and Canada have rushed aid to California, with aerial teams dropping water and fire retardant on burning hills and crews on the ground attacking fire lines with hand tools and hoses.
Six wildfires are currently burning in Los Angeles County. At last count they included:
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Palisades Fire, 21,317 acres and 8% contained
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Eaton fire, 13,690 acres and 3% contained
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Kenneth fire, 1,052 acres and 50% contained
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Hurst Fire, 771 acres and 37% contained
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Lydia fire, 395 acres and 98% contained
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Archer Fire, 19 acres and 0% containment
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Six people have been confirmed dead in the Eaton fire and five in the Palisades fire.As family members have been alerted to the loss of their loved ones, six of the victims have been publicly identified. Law enforcement officials expect the death toll to rise if weather and fire conditions allow sniffer dogs and detectives into burned areas.
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Conditions were forecast to improve in the Los Angeles area by the weekend.Winds as low as 20 mph (32 km/h), with gusts between 35-50 mph, with recent gusts as high as 80 mph, according to the National Weather Service. There is relief. “It’s not that windy, so that should help firefighters,” said NWS meteorologist Alison Santorelli. He said conditions were still critical due to low humidity and dry vegetation.
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Forecasters predict another red flag warning Will be released for Monday.
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Fire Chief Kristin Crowley criticized city officials Water supply issues and budget cuts, he says, hindered his department’s ability to fight the Palisades Fire. Water supply becomes a focal point with California Governor Gavin Newsom Demand for investigation of deficiency
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Newsom has invited Donald Trump to visit the state and tour the devastation caused by the LA wildfiresTrump visited the state six years ago in the wake of the Camp Fire, the most destructive blaze in California history, which affected the city of Paradise.
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State of California issued one year moratorium stopping insurance companies By refusing to cancel or renew home policies in zip codes affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires.
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Fire agencies are investigating whether a brush fire broke out in Southern California Edison’s utility infrastructure SCE said Friday that the fire was still burning in the Los Angeles suburb, and no determination had been made. SCE, a unit of US utility Edison International, said in a filing to its regulators that a downed conductor was discovered in a tower connected to its Eagle Rock – Sylmar 220 kV circuit. “SCE does not know whether the damage observed occurred before or after the fire,” it said.