Nearly five thousand firefighters and two dozen aircraft have battled the Rim Fire to thirty-five percent containment.
The fire has burnt over two hundred and twenty thousand acres in
California, including forty-nine thousand in Yosemite National Park.
One hundred and eleven buildings, including thirty-one homes, have been lost to the flames.
Forty-five hundred homes and a thousand other buildings lie with a mandatory evacuation area, that is threatened by the blaze.
Winds continue to help the fire expand and drown nearby towns in smoke, making breathing difficult.
However, lower temperatures and higher humidity have aided in battling the fire.
Yosemite National Park has remained opened, the main part of the
park lies more than twenty miles away and authorities say that it is not in any danger.
Most worries are focused on the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and the
O'Shaughnessy Dam, which are now less than half a mile from the flames.
San Fransisco gets eighty-five percent of it's water from the reservoir and significant amounts of power from the dam.
City officials say that they have adequate emergency reserves, should the water become reached by the smoke.
They are also doing hourly checks of water quality to ensure that
contaminants from the fire are not reaching people's drinking water.
Power supply has already been interrupted, as some power lines have fallen victim to flames.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
2 Car Bombs Kill 13 in Iraq
A car bomb struck a busy part of Ramadi, Iraq, on Saturday.
Twelve people were killed and at least twenty were injured, by the blast.
Officials believe that a police check point was the target of the attack.
Another car bomb struck southeast Baghdad, killing one and injuring seven.
No one has claimed responsibility for either bombing.
Twelve people were killed and at least twenty were injured, by the blast.
Officials believe that a police check point was the target of the attack.
Another car bomb struck southeast Baghdad, killing one and injuring seven.
No one has claimed responsibility for either bombing.
Kandahar Car Bombing Kills 6 in Afghanistan
A car bomb blew up outside a bank as police officers were picking up their pay in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Six people were killed and twenty were injured in the blast.
About half of the victims were police.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, however the government is blaming the Taliban.
Six people were killed and twenty were injured in the blast.
About half of the victims were police.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, however the government is blaming the Taliban.
Deadly Quake Strikes China
Five people were killed and twenty-one injured when a 5.8 earthquake struck south western China, on Saturday.
Centered in Yunnan province the quake shook nearby provinces as well.
The quake caused rock slides, which cut off some areas to emergency personnel.
It also collapsed six hundred homes and damaged some fifty-five hundred more.
Centered in Yunnan province the quake shook nearby provinces as well.
The quake caused rock slides, which cut off some areas to emergency personnel.
It also collapsed six hundred homes and damaged some fifty-five hundred more.
Chemical Leak Kills 15 in Shanghai
Fifteen people were killed when a liquid ammonia leak occurred in Shanghai.
Another twenty-six people required medical treatment after Saturday's accident.
Officials are investigating the cause of the leak.
It is likely the cause of ignored safety regulations, a common issue for China as it pushes growth.
Another twenty-six people required medical treatment after Saturday's accident.
Officials are investigating the cause of the leak.
It is likely the cause of ignored safety regulations, a common issue for China as it pushes growth.
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