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Massive fires in Southern California have forced pets of all sizes to take shelter at a local equestrian center. Hansen Dam Equestrian Center provided temporary accommodation for displaced animals that had been evacuated from the path of the La Tuna fire, in Los Angeles, on Sunday. The fire, which has been described as the largest in Los Angeles' history, has reportedly covered around 7,000 acres of land.
Volunteers helped residents of Houston's flooded Kingwood neighbourhood and their pets to safety as waters continue to rise. Due to the lack of police and fire department boats, some civilians used their personal boats to rescue fellow residents to help them leave the Kingwood neighbourhood, which is reportedly one of the most affected neighbourhoods in the area.
Images from the village of Pokrovskoye in northern Kazakhstan show houses submerged in flood water after fast-melting snow caused the river Esil to reach unprecedented heights. Moscow and Astana have been battling rising rivers for more than five days, with both declaring a state of emergency and saying the floods have been the worst in decades. IMAGES
The Shabelle River has burst its banks in Beledweyne, in central Somalia, forcing thousands of people to abandon their homes, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and submerging markets and hospitals. IMAGES
Aceh (Indonesia), Sep 28 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Hotli Simanjuntak). As part of the activities to commemorate World Rabies Day, health authorities in Aceh, north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, carried out a massive rabies vaccination campaign on Tuesday.FOOTAGE OF THE RABBISH VACCINATION IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Residents of Houston find refuge in a furniture store that is offering beds, blankets and even food after sweeping power outages. Owner Jim McIngvale, also known by the name "Mattress Mack" for his well-known Houston shops, previously opened his Gallery Furniture stores to people who fled Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019. IMAGES
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