Demolition crews tear down damaged buildings in Indonesia, burying the deadPADANG, Indonesia — Workers used backhoes Tuesday to demolish buildings damaged in Indonesian’s giant earthquake that left hundreds if not thousands dead, while food and emergency supplies were air-lifted to remote areas cut off by landslides. Weather aids crews fighting Southern California mountain town as winds whip up Arizona blazeWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Thousands of homes in California’s San Gabriel Mountains remained threatened Tuesday by a 7,128-acre wildfire, but cool, calm weather was aiding fire crews, authorities said. Official: American Samoa coastal park, artifacts at visitors center damaged by tsunamiTAFUNA, American Samoa — The tsunami that rushed ashore last week at the National Park of American Samoa damaged the visitors center, washed away some artifacts inside and forced workers to relocate to a two-bedroom apartment, authorities said Monday. Crews see mild winds as ally in battle against Calif. blaze; Ariz. fire burns 1,000 acresWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Firefighters expected mild winds and low temperatures forecast for Monday to help them make significant progress against a wildfire burning near a popular resort town in Southern California. Mild winds aid firefighters in Southern Calif. blaze that threatened resort townWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Mild winds are helping firefighters get a handle on a blaze that has burned to the edges of a popular resort town in Southern California’s San Bernardino National Forest. Storm hangs off Philippines, whips up rough seas that sink ship near TaiwanMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma weakened into a tropical storm but lingered off the northern Philippine coast Monday, causing widespread flooding and landslides that have killed 16 in the country and churning up rough seas that sank a cargo ship off neighboring Taiwan. Cool weather helps Calif. firefighters battle blaze; Ariz. fire burns 1,000 acresWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Cooling temperatures and higher humidity early Monday gave firefighters some welcome relief as they waged an ongoing assault against a wildfire that had burned to the edges of a popular resort town in the San Gabriel Mountains. Indonesia calls off search for survivors under rubble, focuses on rebuilding after quakePADANG, Indonesia — Helicopters dropped instant noodles and other aid to cutoff hillside communities that were without food for five days, as rescue workers gave up their search Monday for survivors from last week’s massive Indonesian earthquake. Victims of Indonesian quake threatened by storms, possible landslidesPADANG, Indonesia — Heavy rain threatened to trigger more landslides and hamper delivery of desperately needed aid Monday on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where thousands of people were buried by last week’s powerful earthquake. Typhoon Parma downgraded to storm, hangs off Philippines, drenches TaiwanMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma weakened into a tropical storm that lingered off the Philippine coast Monday, drenching northern provinces as well as Taiwan after killing 16 people and causing widespread flooding and landslides. Some students get classes in tents after Indonesian quake ravages school systemPADANG, Indonesia — Hundreds of children went back to class Monday in schools set up in tents in Indonesia’s earthquake zone to get counseling on the loss of loved ones and homes, as authorities tried to restore normalcy after the disaster. Firefighters make stand against wind-driven wildfire in Calif; fire in Ariz. burns 1,000 acresWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Firefighters waged an aggressive ground and air assault Sunday against a wind-fanned wildfire that erupted in the San Gabriel Mountains and threatened a popular resort community. Samoans flock to churches to mourn victims of South Pacific tsunami; mass burials preparedLALOMANU, Samoa — Hundreds of survivors of the Samoas tsunami gathered at a church on high ground to mourn lost relatives, while pledging to rebuild their obliterated communities after a disaster that killed 177 people. California blaze scorches 3,500 acres near remote cabins; wildfire in Ariz. burns 1,000 acresWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — A wind-fanned wildfire that charred some 5½ square-miles of the San Gabriel Mountains continued to rage Sunday as firefighters worked to prevent flames from advancing toward a mountain resort community. California blaze scorches 3,500 acres near remote cabins, destroys 3 homes as residents fleeLYTLE CREEK, Calif. — A wind-driven wildfire has burned nearly 5½ square miles in California’s San Bernardino Mountains and destroyed three homes. Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi promises new homes for Sicily mudslide victimsROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised Sunday to build new houses for the victims of massive mudslides in Sicily that killed at least 22 people and left more than 500 homeless. Heavy rains hamper search for bodies in Indonesia’s quake-destroyed hamlets
Latest typhoon kills 16 in Philippines, sparing capital, then heads toward TaiwanMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma caused widespread flooding and landslides that buried at least two families in the Philippines, then hung threateningly off the coast Sunday drenching the country’s north as well as Taiwan. Indonesian villagers use bare hands to dig out corpses in four quake-destroyed hamletsJUMANAK, Indonesia — With no outside help in sight, villagers used their bare hands Sunday to dig out rotting corpses, four days after landslides triggered by a huge earthquake obliterated four hamlets in western Indonesia. Police: Landslides caused by Typhoon Parma have killed 12 in northern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Police say landslides caused by Typhoon Parma have killed 12 people in two northern Philippines villages. The death from the storm is now at least 16. Fire in Southern California’s San Bernardino National Forest torches 3 homes, threatens othersLYTLE CREEK, Calif. — A fire driven by winds of more than 40 mph destroyed three homes and threatened dozens of others in a rugged warren of mountains and canyons northeast of San Bernardino on Saturday. American Samoan mother recounts horror as tsunami rips 6-year-old child from her armsLEONE, American Samoa — Mourning islanders of American Samoa were set to hold a national prayer service Sunday for victims of the tsunami that obliterated villages on the shores of the South Pacific and left at least 176 dead. Northern Arizona wildfire grows to 1,000 acres, still threatens homes in city of WilliamsPHOENIX — Some residents of the scenic northern Arizona city of Williams spent Saturday away from their homes as a prescribed burn that grew out of control threatened the town known as the “Gateway to the Grand Canyon.” Burials start for Samoan tsunami victims, some traditional funerals impossibleLEONE, American Samoa — Taitasi Suapaia Fitiao is preparing for every parent’s nightmare — burying her young child. 64 homes evacuated as out-of-control prescribed burn nears northern Arizona town of WilliamsPHOENIX — Some residents of the scenic northern Arizona city of Williams spent Saturday away from their homes as a prescribed burn that grew out of control threatened the town known as the “Gateway to the Grand Canyon.” Remote area of eastern Calif. again by new series of earthquakes after temblors last weekLONE PINE, Calif. — More earthquakes have struck a remote area of eastern California that has been shaken by a sequence of tremors since Thursday. Months later, no changes and little review of blaze that torched busy SC tourist regionCONWAY, S.C. — The fire chief in one of South Carolina’s busiest tourist spots said he won’t alter his agency’s practices even though his crews failed to extinguish a small blaze that mushroomed into the worst wildfire in state history. Indonesian quake death toll likely to double after devastated hillside communities reachedPADANG, Indonesia — The death toll from Indonesia’s massive earthquake will likely double as officials on Saturday reached rural communities wiped out by landslides that buried more than 600 people under mountains of mud, most of them guests at a wedding celebration. 64 homes evacuated, residents flee out-of-control prescribed burn near Arizona townWILLIAMS, Ariz. — Authorities say 64 homes have been evacuated under threat of a fire that began as a controlled burn but was whipped out of control by gusty winds. Focus in Samoa shifts from rescuing lives to aiding survivors with food, powerAPIA, Samoa — Samoan officials shifted their focus from rescuing lives to providing survivors with food, water and power, but stressed it didn’t mean they were giving up on the missing days after earthquake-triggered waves killed 170 in the region. |
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