evacuations

A pair of wind-driven wildfires are actively burning in Orange County, Calif., pushing people to pack up and flee for safety. In this story by Albert Bataclan, we check in on Fil-Am residents and how they’re...

Fifteen separate fires are raging throughout California, with the Apple Fire, now the biggest and most destructive in Riverside County, already consuming over 30 thousand acres. Officials ordered evacuations for about 8,000 people and 2,500 homes....Read More

DALY CITY — Taal volcano still poses a threat to many residents, as it continues to spew steam as magma builds up. The Filipino community from the San Francisco Bay Area came together to send much-needed...

PHILIPPINES — The local government of Tagaytay is appealing for donations of hygiene kits and cleaning supplies for its evacuation centers. Tagaytay City Mayor Agnes Delgado-Tolentino says they are preparing for an extended stay in evacuation...

At the municipal hall of Mataas na Kahoy in the province of Batangas, south of Manila, residents are waiting for donations of food and water as they struggle for normalcy after Taal volcano’s eruption. They were...

Bauan in Batangas was among the towns which accepted the most evacuees due to Taal volcano’s activeness. The growing number of evacuees has even caused a cock-fighting arena to open its doors to those forced to...

“The fire turned out to be fueled by what we believed to be about 60 mile-per-hour winds plus or minus and the terrain up there in that area is very rugged. Throughout the night, the fire...

SANTA CLARITA, CA — Since Thursday, some 50,000 residents have been evacuated from the Santa Clarita area as the wind-driven Tick Fire close to many residential neighborhoods. The cause of the fire is still unknown, officials say....

SANTA MONICA — Families are now slowly returning to the charred remains of their communities. The deadly campfire has killed at least 48 people and has grown to 130,000 acres, and is 35 percent contained. In Southern...

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — While the Santa Ana winds that have fanned the flames are expected to die down for the next few days, there’s uncertainty of when the Southern California wildfires — which have at one point...