California Devastation In Pictures

[atprm]

A NASA satellite image shows smoke rising from the wildfires in Southern California

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Wasteland: Stairs leading to nowhere rise from the ruins of just one of nearly 500 homes in Sylmar, California, as the fires continue to burn in the background

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Firefighters battle the Sylmar fire last night


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The devastation of Oakridge Mobile Home Park is seen after the Sylmar fire today

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The church steeple of the Sam Sung Presbyterian Church in Carbon Canyon, California stands tall as a wild fire bears down a hillside towards it, left, while a DC-10 drops fire retardant on the fire burning in Corona, right

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Aerial view of Yorba Linda as fires rage over the hills. Thousands of acres have been scorched to wasteland by the flames

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Homes are burned down to their foundations north of the 210 freeway in this view from the air looking down at the Sylmar fire

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Many more pictures can be found here: on this website (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1086469/Ground-Zero-California-Scenes-devastation-wildfires-threaten-plunge-LA-darkness.html) -- it's very sad. :(

[YankeeMary]

How horrible. My heart goes out to them all. I can not even begin to imagine.

[Bahet]

My sister lives in Villa Park (a few blocks from the town of Orange) and sent me some pictures. To the South the sky is blue and clear. To the North it's black as midnight. The fires are about 4 miles from their home but are moving NW away from them. I'm just praying the winds don't shift. I'm also praying for those who are in the path or have already lost their homes. It's so tragic. :(

[DAVESBABYDOLL]

My friend Denise whom I work with and is from Ca. like me (we bonded,lol) her brother is a Yorba Linda firefighter...he's there.

She's worried sick about him :( as am I because she's my friend.

[dv8grl]

Wow, those pictures are amazing!

I can't help but think that this might be a relief to some people,
who perhaps were in the beginning of foreclosure.