Archive for ‘san diego’
Mudslide Strikes San Diego
January 7th, 2008
A retaining wall gave way, leading to a mudslide in San Diego.
Celebs Offer Sympathy to California Fire Victims
October 24th, 2007
Sidney Poitier is among celebrities speaking out about the devastating California fires.
Bush Signs Major Disaster Declaration for Calif.
October 24th, 2007
Following a meeting with his cabinet, President Bush signed a major disaster declaration for California in the wake of a series of wildfires. FEMA’s chief has promised an aggressive federal response.
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.
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.
Fleeing the fires in California
October 24th, 2007
Thousands of evacuees have flocked into San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium to escape California’s wildfires. Old and young, rich and poor, more than 10,000 have formed a well-organized refugee camp in the parking lot of the stadium that usually provides a home to the San Diego Chargers American football team. Voiced report
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 …
Wildfires swirl through Southern California for 4th day
October 24th, 2007
More residents in San Diego County, California, were ordered to leave their homes Wednesday, but others got permission to return as wildfires swirled through smoke-choked Southern California for a fourth day, CNN reported.
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.
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.
