South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months, with more than 100 ...
the fire has swept over 37,000 acres, destroyed more than 12,400 homes, businesses, and schools,16 people have been killed and 13 people are missing, while 153,000 people have been forced to evacuate.
With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, people are taking precautions: wearing masks, buying air purifiers and staying indoors.
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