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California's deadliest wildfire kills 42

11/13/2018, 5:33:34 AM
The Camp Fire in the north of the US state has now surpassed the 1933 Griffith Park disaster. ✔ The separate Woosley Blaze started on Thursday near Thousand Oaks, about 40 miles (64km) north-west of central Los Angeles ✔ You can also contact us in the following ways: WhatsApp: +44 7555 173285 Tweet: @BBC_HaveYourSay Send pictures/video to yourpics@bbc.co.uk Or Upload your pictures/video here Text an SMS or MMS to 61124 or +44 7624 800 100 Please read our and



Royal CRISIS! Meghan Markle’s childhood home to be RAVAGED by deadly California wildfire

11/13/2018, 5:09:59 AM
MEGHAN MARKLE’s hometown of Woodland Hills is within a mile of the deadly wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles region of California, leaving scores of individuals missing and dozens dead. ✔ Gerald Butler, Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke are among the A-list celebrities whose homes have been destroyed by the fires ✔ READ MORE: Trump issues disaster declaration from wildfires Meghan Markle news: the Duchess attended Remembrance Day commemorations on Sunday (Image: GETTY) A further 57,000 structures also remain at risk from the blaze, officials have warned ✔ Wanted to respond quickly in order to alleviate some of the incredible suffering going on



The Camp Fire Is Now The Deadliest Wildfire In California's History

11/13/2018, 4:16:13 AM
The blaze, raging in the northern part of the state, is also California's most destructive fire ever. ✔ Getty EditorialThe Camp fire burns in the hills near Oroville, California, on Nov. 11, 2018 ✔ In Ventura County, at least two people have been killed in the Woolsey and Hill fires ✔ The declaration will help the tens of thousands of people affected by the wildfires get access to additional federal funding and other resources



California residents describe wildfire damage - CNN Video

11/13/2018, 4:43:33 AM
California residents describe how their homes and communities have been devastated by the wildfires. ✔ MUST WATCH They lost everything in the fires California residents describe how their homes and communities have been devastated by the wildfires



Bride saves wedding dress as California wildfire closed in

11/13/2018, 5:15:06 AM
Joey Best and his soon to be wife Megan Janko were looking forward to their big day. As the deadly "Camp Fire" interrupted their plans, they were able to save one very important item: the bridal gown. CBS Sacramento's Lemor Abrams reports.



Grim calculus: Coroners search for those killed in wildfire

11/13/2018, 5:53:13 AM
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The blue of an unfurled body bag has become a gut-wrenching splash of color in this apocalyptic landscape as pressure mounts to account for the hundreds of missing people after a wildfire roared through the California town of Paradise. Coroner search teams, many accompanied by a chaplain, have fanned out across Paradise, visiting dozens of addresses that belong to people reported missing since last week's explosive blaze leveled this town of 27,000. At least 42 people were confirmed dead, making it the deadliest in state history.



Trump approves Major Disaster Declaration for the State of California

11/13/2018, 7:43:37 AM
President Donald Trump has approved a Major Disaster Declaration for California to help 'alleviate some of the suffering going on' due to the deadly wildfires that have claimed at least 44 lives. ✔ A firefighter is seen battling a fire along the Ronald Reagan 118 Freeway  The organization's president, Brian K ✔ At least seven people burned to death inside their vehicles while trying to escape from Paradise on Thursday as 27,000 people packed on to a four-lane road - the only route out of town that wasn't blocked



Bizarre 'Trumpy Bear' advert ridiculed after strange video airs on Fox

11/13/2018, 5:19:15 AM
Clip shown on Fox News channel in Washington, but network says no deal for national showing has been made ✔ Americans have reacted with bemusement at an advert for a teddy bear based on the president of the United States ✔ A rapidly spreading, late-season wildfire in northern California has burned 20,000 acres of land and prompted authorities to issue evacuation orders for thousands of people



Kendall Jenner Opens Up About Wildfire Says 'Everyone's Okay' but 'Homes Are Still in Danger' 

11/13/2018, 4:51:31 AM
Kendall Jenner opened up about the wildfire that erupted near Thousand Oaks, California — explaining how it affected her family ✔ To everyone removed from their homes, to those who lost their homes, to those affected, let’s all continue to pray ✔ To help victims of the California wildfires, visit the American Red Cross, the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and the California Fire Foundation for more information



42 dead, at least 228 still missing in California wildfires

11/13/2018, 5:19:07 AM
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. The latest death toll, up from 29 tallied over the… ✔ It also far surpasses the all-time record number of deaths from a California wildfire - 29 in 1933 from the Griffith Park blaze in Los Angeles ✔ Honea said authorities have brought in 13 special search-and-recovery teams to seek out any further victims from the Camp Fire, and have requested additional cadaver-dog crews to assist in the search for human remains



Nurse in fire told husband she was going to die - CNN Video

11/13/2018, 4:43:42 AM
Nichole Jolly, a nurse at a hospital in Paradise, California, tells CNN's Brooke Baldwin about her harrowing escape from a deadly wildfire. ✔ MUST WATCH Nurse in fire told husband she was going to die Nichole Jolly, a nurse at a hospital in Paradise, California, tells CNN's Brooke Baldwin about her harrowing escape from a deadly wildfire



Bride's wedding dress saved from ferocious "Camp Fire" in California

11/13/2018, 5:26:02 AM
Couple in Northern California had been looking forward to their big day, but a massive wildfire had them escaping for their lives instead ✔ Call it a silver, or a white, lining to such massive devastation ✔ Our home burned down as well as parents', sister's and sister and brother-in-law's family business burned down ✔ Megan bought it earlier this year, just days before the Carr Fire tore through the neighboring town of Redding



Thousands Of Californians Wait Out Wildfires In Makeshift Shelters

11/13/2018, 5:48:13 AM
In one of many makeshift shelters, three residents fleeing the Woolsey fire in Southern California shared a small room with two cats, two dogs and two gu... ✔ Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesHorses are tied to a pole on a Malibu beach as heavy smoke from the Woolsey fire comes down the coastal hillsides Friday ✔ Wahl’s roommate at the shelter at the Thousands Oaks Teen Center, 68-year-old Faye Rosenberg, was too shocked to think straight when she arrived Friday



Fierce Winds Fan California Wildfires, More Than 200 Missing

11/13/2018, 4:36:18 AM
Fierce winds were expected to fan the flames of deadly wildfires burning in California. ✔ Winds are already blowing, Chief Daryl Osby of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said Sunday ✔ Additional reporting by Stephen Lam in Paradise; Alex Dobuzinskis, Dan Whitcomb and Dana Feldman in Los Angeles, Barbara Goldberg and Jonathan Allen in New York, and David Shepardson in Washington



Camp Fire becomes deadliest in state history - CNN Video

11/13/2018, 6:20:39 AM
An additional 13 sets of human remains were discovered Monday in Northern California, bringing the death toll from the Camp Fire to 42, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state's history, the sheriff of Butte County said. CNN's Nick Watt reports. ✔ MUST WATCH Camp Fire becomes deadliest in state history An additional 13 sets of human remains were discovered Monday in Northern California, bringing the death toll from the Camp Fire to 42, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state's history, the sheriff of Butte County said



Keeping the toilet lid shut: Just one of the ways dog owners combat bad breath of fluffy friends

11/13/2018, 5:19:20 AM
Dental hygiene is the underlying factor affecting bad breath in dogs, claims study ✔ Instead, his speech was a promise to resist AP 17/50 27 October 2018 First responders surround the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where a shooter opened fire, wounding three police officers and killing eleven AP 18/50 26 October 2018 Broward County Sheriff's office have released a photo of Cesar Sayoc, the suspect who was arrested in connection with the pipe bombs that have been sent to several high profile Democrats and critics of President Trump over the course of this week AP 19/50 25 October 2018 East Island in Hawaii has been swallowed by the sea following Hurricane Walaka US Fish and Wildlife Service 20/50 24 October 2018 Police officers stand outside the home of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after a functional explosive device was attemptedly delivered to the couple AP 21/50 23 October 2018 Turkey's President Erdogan today accused Saudi Arabia of plotting the 'savage' murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi AP 22/50 22 October 2018 Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (C) delivers a national apology to child sex abuse victims in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra on October 22, 2018



California's fire dilemma: Rebuild knowing same homes will burn again?

11/13/2018, 6:09:58 AM
Some experts are starting to say enough is enough: It makes no sense to rebuild homes again in brushy areas that are repeatedly swept by wildfires. ✔ Cal Fire Chief 'Every year it seems to get worse' AP The charred remains of a home in Malibu, Calif ✔ Entire neighborhoods in Kinston, North Carolina, were relocated to higher ground after three out of four homes were damaged or flooded by three hurricanes in the 1990s, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notesin a report



Returning winds have Southern California firefighters wary

11/13/2018, 6:16:17 AM
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — With Santa Ana winds returning and hundreds of homes in ashes, firefighters were struggling to corral a devastating Southern California wildfire that has ravaged scenic canyons and celebrity enclaves near the ocean. Crews taking advantage of a weekend lull in the winds had the immense Woolsey blaze about 30 percent contained. But at least 435 buildings had burned — most of them homes — and the hot embers smoldering there could become the sparks for more devastation, fire officials said.



Holding out slim hope as crews search for more fire dead

11/13/2018, 5:53:08 AM
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — More than a dozen coroner search and recovery teams looked for human remains from a Northern California wildfire that killed at least 42 -- making it the deadliest in state history -- as anxious relatives visited shelters and called police hoping to find loved ones alive. Lisa Jordan drove 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from Yakima, Washington, to search for her uncle, Nick Clark, and his wife, Anne Clark, of Paradise, California. Anne Clark suffers from multiple sclerosis and is unable to walk. No one knows if they were able to evacuate, or even if their house still exists, she said.



Meghan Markle's childhood home in the path raging California wildfires as death toll rises to 42 and 200 missing

11/13/2018, 7:57:33 AM
MEGHAN Markle’s childhood home is close to being destroyed by the unstoppable California fires as the death toll of the tragedy rises to 44. The Duchess of Sussex grew up in a modest two-bedroom ho… ✔ My house no longer stands but the memories shared with family & friends stand strong ✔ The safe was punctured with bullet holes from guns inside that went off in the scorching heat ✔ We've had them come right up to the city limits…but nothing like this



Police probing sexual misconduct claims against Alex Salmond

11/13/2018, 4:00:50 AM
Police probing sexual misconduct claims against ex-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond are investigating alleged incidents at Edinburgh airport. ✔ In his resignation statement last night he said: 'I truly love the SNP and the wider independence movement in Scotland ✔ After serving as a Westminster MP from 1987 to 2010, he returned to the House of Commons in the SNP's landslide at the 2015 general election ✔ But he lost the Gordon seat to the Conservatives at last year's snap election



The plastic backlash: what's behind our sudden rage – and will it make a difference?

11/13/2018, 6:10:39 AM
The long read: Decades after it became part of the fabric of our lives, a worldwide revolt against plastic is underway. ✔ But the modern age of plastic began with the invention of Bakelite in the US in 1907 ✔ Despite the immensity of the challenge, when I spoke to Richard Thompson, the oceanographer who coined the term microplastic, he was upbeat ✔ At no time in the past 30 years have we had a convergence like this, with scientists, business, and government, he said



Dad slams supermarket for 'pathetic effort' on $49 frog birthday cake 

11/13/2018, 7:43:43 AM
A disgusted dad from Australia has slammed an Australian supermarket after bakers allegedly ruined his son's frog-themed birthday cake with their 'pathetic' decorating skills. ✔ He wrote down everything I said and said it would be ready by Sunday morning ✔ I was very excited to see it,' Mr Hallford said 'They do this every day for a living ✔ 'We’ve been in contact with the customer to apologise and provided them with a $50 Gift Card.'



Trump is preparing to remove Kirstjen Nielsen as Homeland Security secretary, aides say - Los Angeles Times

11/13/2018, 4:53:31 AM
Trump canceled a planned trip with Nielsen this week to visit U.S. troops at the border in south Texas and told aides over the weekend he wants her out as soon as possible, according to current and former White House officials. ✔ Unless Trump were to name another official to lead DHS in an acting capacity, the day-to-day task of running the agency would fall to Claire Grady, the undersecretary for management ✔ But it was immigration enforcement that became one of Trump's biggest frustrations, and the president has blamed her for a rebound this year in the number of people arrested along the Mexico border



Texas Governor Deploys More Than 150 Local Firefighters to California to Help Manage Wildfires

11/13/2018, 6:09:28 AM
The governor of Texas announced on Sunday that he will deploy firefighters from the state to help with the wildfires in California ✔ …Please keep these members, and their families at home in your thoughts and prayers as they begin their journey to assist with the wildfires in California ✔ To help victims of the California wildfires, visit the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, the California Fire Foundation and the American Red Cross, for more information



How to mobilize private capital for climate action

11/13/2018, 6:19:57 AM
undefined ✔ The strategic investment funds that have successfully mobilized private capital are structured much like private investment organizations ✔ They emphasize the independence and integrity of the investment decision-making process; and their boards and board committees have a high share of independent directors selected for their financial and business expertise ✔ Copyright belongs to Project Syndicate (www.project-syndicate.org)



You can't ask me that! Are you on the donor register?

11/13/2018, 5:19:29 AM
Continuing her series tackling socially unacceptable questions, Christine Manby looks at a question that's not easy but can be incredibly powerful ✔ Annabelle Lukin, Associate professor of linguistics at Sydney’s Macquarie University, went further, and parsed those apologetic statements Tom Ford 52/59 Guilty or not guilty ✔ Christine Manby has written numerous novels including ‘The Worst Case Scenario Cookery Club’



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