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59 dead, 130 missing in California fire

Josh Edelson, AFP
Posted at Nov 17 01:42 AM

In this aerial photo, a burned neighborhood is seen in Paradise, California on Thursday. Read more »

San Francisco chokes on toxic air as wildfires rage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 01:26 AM

Schools and tourist attractions across the San Francisco Bay Area were closed Friday as smoke from California's deadliest ever fires more than 150 miles (240 kilometers) away produced air quality levels worse than polluted cities in South Asia and China.   Read more »

Number of missing in California fire jumps past 600

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 11:44 AM

The number of people listed as missing in one of California's deadliest wildfires has skyrocketed past 600, authorities said Thursday, as the remains of seven additional victims were found by rescuers. Read more »

At least 56 killed, 130 missing in California's deadliest wildfire

Terray Sylvester, Reuters
Posted at Nov 15 02:08 PM

National Guard troops joined the grim search on Wednesday for more victims in the ruins of an incinerated northern California town while the death toll climbed to 56 in the most deadly and destructive wildfire in the state's history. Read more »

Search and retrieval in Camp Fire

Justin Sullivan, Getty Images/AFPABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 10:50 AM

Firefighters carry a body bag with human remains that were discovered at a mobile home park that was destroyed by the Camp Fire on Wednesday in Paradise, California. Read more »

'Angels everywhere': Man battles wildfire to save his corner of Paradise

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 01:05 PM

Using garden hoses and then buckets of water, 63-year-old Brad Weldon fought the Camp Fire in Paradise to save his house and his 90-year-old blind mom. Read more »

Deadly 'megafires' the new normal in California

Andrew Hay, Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 09:56 AM

Paradise, California had long prepared for wildfires but only in its worst nightmares did it imagine the kind of "megafire" that last week destroyed most of the town and is becoming a common occurrence in the state. Read more »

Deadly California wildfire grows as teams sift through ashes for remains

Noel Randewich and Sharon Bernstein, Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 05:27 AM

PARADISE, California - Convoys of fire engines rumbled through the smoldering northern California town of Paradise on Tuesday on their way to combat still-active sections of the state's deadliest and most destructive wildfire in history, which grew by 8,000 acres. Read more »

California’s deadliest fire

Josh Edelson, AFP
Posted at Nov 13 04:14 PM

Alameda County Sheriff Coroner officers search for human remains after the Camp fire tore through the region in Paradise, California on Monday.  Read more »

Northern California wildfire kills 42 to rank as deadliest in state history

Sharon Bernstein and Noel Randewich, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 12:21 PM

Search teams have recovered the remains of at least 42 people killed by a devastating wildfire that largely incinerated the town of Paradise in northern California, making it the deadliest single wildland blaze in state history, authorities said on Monday. Read more »

Miley Cyrus, Neil Young lose homes in Malibu fire

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 06:49 AM

LOS ANGELES - Singers Miley Cyrus and Neil Young were among hundreds of people who lost their homes in wildfires that destroyed parts of the California seaside town of Malibu, where flames burned for a fourth day on Monday. Read more »

California fire kills 25

Eric Thayer, Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 03:34 PM

An aircraft drops flame retardant as firefighters battle the Woolsey Fire as it continues to burn in Malibu, California, U.S. on Sunday. Read more »

Hell in Paradise: fire crews in grim search for California's dead

Josh Edelson and Laurent Banguet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 12 07:41 AM

Search teams scoured the carnage of California's most destructive ever wildfire for victims on Sunday, as the state-wide death toll rose to 26 with high winds hampering the effort to rescue property and save lives.  Read more »

California fire death toll rises to 23

Josh Edelson and Robyn Beck, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 11 11:20 AM

The death toll from the most destructive fire to hit California rose to 23 on Saturday as rescue workers recovered more bodies of people killed by the devastating blaze. Read more »

No Filipino affected so far by California wildfires: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 08:19 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday said there are no reports so far of Filipinos affected by the two raging wildfires in California, which has left 9 people dead.   Read more »

Trump blames 'gross mismanagement of forests' for California wildfires

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 06:07 PM

US President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed "gross mismanagement of forests" for 2 unchecked wildfires burning in California, where at least 9 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate. Read more »

Nine die in California wildfires, tens of thousands forced to flee

Josh Edelson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 03:11 PM

The fast moving blaze, known as the "Camp Fire," began Thursday morning Read more »

18 anyos Fil-Am, isa sa mga biktima sa Southern California shooting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 10:54 PM

Tinamaan na naman ng isang karumal-dumal na mass shooting ang Amerika kung saan isa sa mga biktima ay Filipina-American college student. Read more »

Tribute to Thousand Oaks victims

Eric Thayer, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 07:59 PM

Mourners are seen at a vigil for families of victims of a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. on Wednesday.  Read more »

Relatives mourn death of Fil-Am teen killed in Southern California shooting

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 12:39 PM

Shock and sadness loomed over the Housley family as their kin, Alaina, was identified among the 12 victims in the Borderline Bar and Grill massacre earlier this week. Read more »