Caldor Fire closing in on South Lake Tahoe (5:20 AM-1 September)
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Caldor Fire sweeps toward Lake Tahoe after mass evacuation
The popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists emptied out as the massive wildfire rapidly expanded. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A ferocious wildfire swept toward Lake Tahoe on Tuesday just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the entire California resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered…
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Fire engulfs Northern California town, leveling businesses
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire has leveled much of the downtown and some surrounding homes in a small Northern California mountain community. © Provided by Associated Press California Wildfires The Dixie Fire tore through the Greenville on Wednesday evening, destroying businesses and homes as the sky was cast in an orange glow. A photographer…
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Typhoon Hagibis: At least 10 dead, 16 missing
At least 10 people were killed and 16 missing as a powerful typhoon slammed Japan, causing major flooding and landslides across the central and eastern parts of the country and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. More than 120 people were injured as many areas were hit by record amounts of rainfall and violent winds,…
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Typhoon Hagibis: Tokyo braced for battering as ‘worst storm in 60 years’ roars in
The threat of widespread flooding and landslides compounded by an earthquake in nearby Chiba prefecture. Damaged caused by typhoon Hagibis in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Photograph: Jiji Press/EPA Evacuation orders were issued to more than 800,000 households in Tokyo on Saturday as super-typhoon Hagibis threatened power cuts and widespread flooding. Storm surges and high…
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