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Wildfire Devastates California Town of Paradise (apnews.com)

A number of readers have shared this report: Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures. "Pretty much the community of Paradise is destroyed, it's that kind of devastation," said Cal Fire Capt. Scott McLean late Thursday. "The wind that was predicted came and just wiped it out."

McLean estimated that a couple of thousand structures were destroyed in the town of 27,000 residents about 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, where residents scrambled to flee. The extent of the injuries and specific damage count was not immediately known as officials could not access the dangerous area.

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  1. small town by XXongo · · Score: -1, Troll
    It's a pretty small town in a relatively low-population part of California (that is, far from the expensive coastal real estate.) Hard to see how a fire there is really important news.

    A map of the extent of the fire is here: https://wildfiretoday.com/2018...

  2. Divine Wrath! by mi · · Score: -1, Troll

    About a year ago, California governor channeled his inner Westboro-church pastor and warned Trump of "Divine Wrath":

    How funny is it, then, that it is his own State — which hates Trump by an overwhelming majority — that's suffering the most of this wrath?

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    1. Re:Divine Wrath! by mi · · Score: -1, Troll

      So many phantastical claims, not a single citation... Tsk-tsk-tsk...

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      In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.
    2. Re:Divine Wrath! by Sir_Eptishous · · Score: -1, Troll

      So many phantastical claims, not a single citation... Tsk-tsk-tsk...

      So you haven't learned to use the Internet yet...?
      Give it a go mate, you might learn something.

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  3. Re:Not just Climate change, tax cuts by mi · · Score: 0, Troll

    Because, as every Illiberal knows, forest-management is simply a pre-text for allowing logging companies to cut trees down. For profit (spit!).

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    In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.