Archive for ‘evacuees’
Wildfire Evacuees Head Home
October 29th, 2007
Southern California residents are trying to get back to normal after a week of devastating wildfires. The blazes turned more than 2,000 homes into rubble and killed at least 7 people.
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‘Santiago’ Fire Now 65 Percent Contained
October 29th, 2007
Officials say it is still too dangerous for evacuees to return home.
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More fires under control as California evacuees return home
October 27th, 2007
Cool, damp weather was further helping crews Saturday to contain the wildfires that have ravaged vast areas of California, with 14 of 23 major blazes under control, officials said. With many of the remaining fires expected to be controlled soon, 13,000 personnel were still in action. The number of dead - 17 by early Saturday - was expected to …
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Qualcomm Stadium Closes to Fire Evacuees
October 26th, 2007
The football stadium where thousands of displaced residents sought refuge is closing as an evacuation center, symbolic progress against wildfires menacing Southern California.
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Wildfire Victims Find Memories Amid the Rubble
October 26th, 2007
Many Southern California residents are returning home to find this week’s devastating fires have destroyed a lifetime of memories. AP’s Mark Carlson takes a closer look.
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KLUC Gathers Undies For California
October 25th, 2007
In one of the more unusual drives for goods in the Valley, Chet Buchanan and the Morning Zoo have been gathering underwear for those in need.
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Evacuees Praise Qualcomm Second Home
October 25th, 2007
Thousands of people in southern California evacuated from their homes due to wildfires are seeking refuge at Qualcomm stadium, where many say they’re getting good care.
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Locals going to help provide support in California
October 24th, 2007
Local Red Cross volunteers will be traveling to California to help provide support to those who need it.
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Red Cross Volunteers Heading to San Diego
October 24th, 2007
The Onondaga-Oswego Chapter of the American Red Cross is sending volunteer workers to Southern California to help out the thousands of people forced to evacuate due to the large wildfires.
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California wildfires force historic evacuation
October 24th, 2007
Fierce wildfires raged across Southern California Tuesday, threatening more than 60,000 homes as night fell and forcing half a million people to flee in the state’s largest evacuation. California’s worst fires in four years, driven by hot Santa Ana winds that have not relented for three days, tormented the San Diego area in the south and threatened mountain communities …
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California fires rage, evacuations continue
October 24th, 2007
Authorities in California say their top priority is getting people out of the way as a number of wildfires burn across the region.
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Fire Evacuees Make Best of Tent Refuge
October 24th, 2007
Thousands of people in California’s San Diego county have been evacuated to Qualcomm stadium. There, they’re making the best of things, enjoying music, free massages and food.
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