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US: Palisades Fire Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 4

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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US: Palisades Fire Smoke Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 2

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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G-7 summit in Hiroshima

A vessel carrying the Group of Seven leaders head to Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, to visit the World Heritage-listed Itsukushima Shrine on May 19, 2023, on the first day of their three-day summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. (Pool photo)

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Spouses of G-7 leaders in Hiroshima

Spouses of Group of Seven leaders, (from L) Akshata Murty of Britain, Jill Biden of the United States, Yuko Kishida of Japan, Britta Ernst of Germany and the European Commission president's husband Heiko Echter von der Leyen, pose for a photo at Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage site on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 20, 2023, as part of the G-7 summit's cultural events. (Pool photo)

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Spouses of G-7 leaders in Hiroshima

U.S. President Joe Biden's granddaughter Maisy Biden (far L) and spouses of Group of Seven leaders watch a traditional Bugaku dance performance at Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage site on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 20, 2023, as part of the G-7 summit's cultural events. (Pool photo)

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Spouses of G-7 leaders in Hiroshima

Spouses of Group of Seven leaders, (from L) Yuko Kishida of Japan, the European Commission president's husband Heiko Echter von der Leyen, Akshata Murty of Britain, Britta Ernst of Germany and Jill Biden of the United States, pose for a photo with a giant torii gate as a backdrop at Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage site on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 20, 2023, as part of the G-7 summit's cultural events. ==Kyodo

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Spouses of G-7 leaders in Hiroshima

Spouses of Group of Seven leaders, (from L) Yuko Kishida of Japan, the European Commission president's husband Heiko Echter von der Leyen, Akshata Murty of Britain, Britta Ernst of Germany and Jill Biden of the United States pose for a photo with a giant torii gate as a backdrop at Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage site on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 20, 2023, as part of the summit's cultural events.

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Hiroshima amid G-7 summit

Tourists pose in front of a giant "torii" gateway at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 20, 2023, after access to the World Heritage-listed tourist spot was resumed on the second day of a three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima.

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

European Council President Charles Michel, left to right, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and United States President Joe Biden are given a tour by the head of the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island, near Hatsukaichi, Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left to right, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak listen to the head of the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island, near Hatsukaichi, Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes in his surroundings as he arrives at the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left to right, talks with United States President Joe Biden as they walk with European Council President Charles Michel to a dinner at the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island, near Hatsukaichi, Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as they arrive at the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, United States President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for a group photo in front of the torii gate at the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left to right, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak listen to the head of the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island, near Hatsukaichi, Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, United States President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen walk with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United States President Joe Biden are seen following a family photo at the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz through the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Charles Michel and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz walk through the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

Musicians depart a performance at the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, talks with United States President Joe Biden as they walk with European Council President Charles Michel, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, to a dinner at the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island, near Hatsukaichi, Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left to right, talks with United States President Joe Biden as they walk with European Council President Charles Michel to a dinner at the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island, near Hatsukaichi, Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, United States President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and pose for a group photo in front of the torii gate at the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - Hiroshima

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, second from left, French President Emmanuel Macron, back centre, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, look on as the head of the Itsukushima shrine greets United States President Joe Biden as he arrives on Miyajima Island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan Friday May 19, 2023. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiroshima on eve of G-7 summit

Photo taken from a helicopter shows the World Heritage-listed Itsukushima Shrine on Hiroshima's Miyajima Island, renowned for its torii gate (front) that appears to float in the Seto Inland Sea during high tide, on May 18, 2023, on the eve of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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Security tightens ahead of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Police officers patrol around Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, renowned for its torii gate (back) that appears to float in the Seto Inland Sea during high tide, on May 17, 2023, ahead of the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. The leaders of the G-7 countries are expected to visit the island during the summit.

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Security tightens ahead of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Police officers patrol around Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, renowned for its torii gate (back) that appears to float in the Seto Inland Sea during high tide, on May 17, 2023, ahead of the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima. The leaders of the G-7 countries are expected to visit the island during the summit.

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Fireworks at shrine

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up a torii gate and buildings in an event at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, a World Heritage Site on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2010.

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Fireworks at shrine

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up a torii gate and buildings in an event at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, a World Heritage Site on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2010.

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Fireworks at Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky Aug. 14 near Itsukushima Shrine in the island town of Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The shrine was registered as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1996.

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Fireworks display at Miyajima in Hiroshima Pref.

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky over Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima, an island in Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2016. Around 5,200 fireworks were launched, with 200 bursting close to the sea. The shrine was registered on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list in December 1996.

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Fireworks display at Miyajima in Hiroshima Pref.

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky over Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima, an island in Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2016. Around 5,200 fireworks were launched, with 200 bursting close to the sea. The shrine was registered on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list in December 1996.

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Hiroshima, Ehime governors attend regional promotional event

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki (front L) and Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura (front R) pose for photos at a commemorative event for the "Setouchi Shimanowa 2014" exposition held on Miyajima island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 21, 2014. The exposition, aimed at promoting the Seto Inland Sea area between the two prefectures in western Japan, involves various events scheduled to run through Oct. 26.

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Fireworks at Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky on Aug. 14 near Itsukushima Shrine in the island town of Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The shrine was registered as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1996.

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Fireworks at Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky Aug. 14 near Itsukushima Shrine in the island town of Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The shrine was registered as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1996.

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Western Japan city mulls taxing tourists to Miyajima

Tourists take a photo in front of the great "torii" gate of Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on the island of Miyajima in the western Japanese city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Nov. 24, 2015. The municipal government is considering imposing an entry tax for better management of the asset and services for visitors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fireworks in Miyajima

The "floating" torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site on the island of Miyajima, is silhouetted during the Miyajima Water Fireworks Display in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fireworks in Miyajima

Fireworks light up the sky over the "floating" torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the island of Miyajima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2015, during the Miyajima Water Fireworks Display event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Itsukushima shrine

File photo taken Nov. 24, 2015, shows Miyajima island in Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, where UNESCO World Heritage-listed Itsukushima shrine (L) is located.

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Fireworks at shrine

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up a torii gate and buildings in an event at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, a World Heritage Site on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Fireworks at shrine

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up a torii gate and buildings in an event at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, a World Heritage Site on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Fireworks at Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky on Aug. 14 near Itsukushima Shrine in the island town of Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The shrine was registered as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1996. (Kyodo)

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Fireworks at Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky Aug. 14 near Itsukushima Shrine in the island town of Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The shrine was registered as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1996. (Kyodo)

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Fireworks at Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky Aug. 14 near Itsukushima Shrine in the island town of Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The shrine was registered as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1996. (Kyodo)

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Miyajima Island,Aki

The Grand Torii Gate is viewed from Nishino Matsubara, which is west of Itsukushima Shinto Shrine. Nishino Matsubara is an artificial beach made with silt from Momijidani River. The pine trees and the numerous lanterns on the river bank create a distinct landscape.==Date:unknown, Place:Miyajima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐23‐0]

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Miyajima Island,Aki

A fishing boat approaches Itsukushima Shinto Shrine. The boat's mast is positioned toward the bow while the rudder is at the stern. The passengers may be on their way to pray at the shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Miyajima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐22‐0]

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Miyajima Island,Aki

The red Grand Torii Gate of Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Important Cultural Asset) is recognized around the world as a symbol of Japan. The current gate, the eighth built since the Heian Period, was completed in 1875. It is approximately 16m tall, and the horizontal part, called 'kasagi,' is approximately 24m long. The posts are made from camphor logs. Sailboats (with rudders showing) and sculls are visible.==Date:1904, Place:Miyajima, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐9‐0]

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Miyajima Island,Aki

This is the mouth of Momijidani River, which flows to the west of Itsukushima Shinto Shrine. On the Onishimachi side of the river is the Nishino Matsubara with the red pines and stone lanterns. Mt. Suisho is visible in the distance. The stone lanterns on rocks protruding from the river were built in 1796. The taruki style head stones are uncommon in Japan.==Date:unknown, Place:Miyajima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐6‐0]

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Miyajima Island,Aki

Iwaso Inn, located at the entrance of Momijidani Park at Miyajima, opened in 1854. Among the many celebrities who stayed here were Imperial family members, Ito Hirobumi, Natsume Soseki, Mori Ogai, and Helen Keller. A modern fountain was installed when the main inn building was constructed in 1892. The stone arrangement and fountain still exist today.==Date:unknown, Place:Miyajima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐21‐0]

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Miyajima Island,Aki

This is the view of the Grand Torii Gate from Mikasa Beach. The vista is still intact today. Nowadays people take photographs to include the red torii gate of Itsukushima Shinto Shrine in the background. To the left is the stone lantern donated by Konya Kochu of Awa (present-day Tokushima Prefecture) in 1805. This is the largest of the many stone lanterns in the shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Miyajima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐48‐0]