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San Diego County sees fire damage topping $1 bln

a shared story    58 weeks 9 hours 13 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Damages from the wildfires in California's San Diego County were expected to exceed $1 billion, a top official said on Wednesday.   comments (0)  | report problem



More on the Malibu/Pepperdine Fire

a shared story    58 weeks 2 days 5 hours 16 minutes ago
This is footage still early in the fire -- from a couple of young Pepperdine students who say "dude" a lot. It's good stuff.  comments (0)  | report problem



Enormous smoke plume for SoCal fires

a shared story    58 weeks 1 day 8 hours 10 minutes ago
This is a very short video that gives you an idea of the scale of these fires.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Fire destroys more than 1,000 homes, businesses in San Diego alone

a shared story    58 weeks 1 day 8 hours 26 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Wind-fueled wildfires stretching across Southern California destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses in San Diego County alone, and showed no signs of slowing Tuesday as thousands more joined a mandatory exodus from their homes....  comments (0)  | report problem


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India floods: 20 die as rescue boat capsizes

a shared story    13 weeks 4 days 10 hours 41 minutes ago
Official death toll in Bihar state climbs to 75 but aid agencies claim thousands are missing  comments (0)  | report problem



Wooded hillsides, narrow roads make Bay Area a 'disaster waiting to happen'

a shared story    57 weeks 5 days 19 hours 11 minutes ago
The right combination of the wrong conditions could create a firestorm in the Bay Area every bit as devastating as the one savaging Southern California, fire experts say - and nowhere is that danger more acute than in sleepy Mill Valley. There, sprinkled throughout the lushly forested...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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US starts to count cost in billions as storm lashes Gulf coast

a shared story    11 weeks 1 day 17 hours 42 minutes ago
Four deaths confirmed while millions remain without water or power following Hurricane Ike  comments (0)  | report problem


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Jet's wreckage found in Cameroon

a shared story    82 weeks 3 days 5 hours 48 minutes ago
AP - The wreckage of the missing Kenya Airways jetliner has been found in Cameroon, aviation officials said Sunday.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Chinese landslide toll passes 250

a shared story    11 weeks 4 days 5 hours 42 minutes ago
A landslide which hit a mining community in central China is now known to have killed 254 people, state media report.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Thousands flee Ca. wild fires

a shared story    2 weeks 4 days 3 hours 42 minutes ago
A wind-blasted wildfire tore through the city's northern foothills Saturday, devastating a large mobile home park, forcing a hospital to evacuate some patients and sending thousands of residents fleeing for safety.   comments (0)  | report problem


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China Struggles to Shelter Millions of Quake’s Homeless -- there might no be enough tents in the whole world

a shared story    27 weeks 3 days 1 hour 50 minutes ago
Two weeks after a powerful earthquake devastated parts of southwest China, the government is struggling to deal with a crisis that has left up to five million people homeless. Beijing is urgently appealing for international aid, including tents and other supplies to house, feed and clothe...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Freezing Pakistan quake survivors wait for aid

a shared story    4 weeks 6 days 21 hours 42 minutes ago
AFP - Thousands of villagers in southwest Pakistan waited for aid in freezing conditions Thursday after a powerful earthquake that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed at least 170 people.  comments (0)  | report problem


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