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A brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles ignited and spread quickly on Thursday, forcing thousands of evacuations. The Canyon fire ignited around 1.30pm, growing to over 2.3 sq miles (6 sq km) in five hours, according to Ventura county emergency response. It remained 0% contained late on Thursday afternoon and was spreading east, the county said. …

New evacuations ordered as California wildfire nears 100,000 acres  SFGATE Massive clouds of smoke blanket parts of California as Gifford fire grows  BBC Photos: Fast-moving Canyon Fire forces thousands to evacuate in LA, Ventura counties  Axios Gifford Wildfire Nears ‘Megafire’ Status  The Weather Channel Gifford Fire Command Focuses on Northern Containment Lines, Structure Defense  Noozhawk Source link

A rapidly growing wildfire straddling the Ventura-Los Angeles county line Thursday afternoon triggered evacuations in and around Piru and Castaic amid a major heat wave that officials warned could foster extreme fire growth and behavior. The Canyon fire was initially reported to be about 30 acres, but within about two hours that estimate jumped to over 1,000 acres, according to …

Powerful quake in Russia’s Far East causes tsunami, Japan and Hawaii order evacuations  Reuters LIVE: Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after M8.8 earthquake off Russia  Hawaii News Now LIVE: Tsunami alert for US, Russia, Japan after 8.7 quake off Russia’s east  Al Jazeera 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia prompts tsunami alerts in Hawaii, Alaska and West Coast  ABC News Live: Tsunami updates: WA under …

Powerful quake in Russia’s Far East causes tsunami, Japan and Hawaii order evacuations  Reuters LIVE: Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after M8.7 earthquake off Russia  Hawaii News Now Tsunami alerts triggered for entire U.S. West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii after massive 8.8 quake strikes off Russia  FOX Weather Powerful earthquake in Russia triggers tsunami fears for Japan and U.S.  NBC News 8.7-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s …

Tessa Wong BBC News, Asia Digital Reporter Getty Images Volunteers rehearsed taking cover in a supermarket basement in an air raid rehearsal in Taipei earlier this month Taipei is due to come to a standstill as the capital of Taiwan holds one of its largest-ever civil defence exercises against a possible Chinese invasion. Air raid sirens will ring out across …

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San Saba County Judge orders mandatory evacuations as San Saba River rises  KCENTV.com Evacuations ordered as flooding returns to central Texas  CNN Video shows raging Lampasas River as it rises above 30 feet  KCENTV.com Heavy rain in Texas halts rescue efforts as officials warn of further flooding  The Guardian New flooding hits battered Texas; water rescues, evacuations underway: Updates  USA Today Source link