US: Businesses Evacuated as Vegetation Fire Breaks Out Near San Diego River in Santee

On Sunday, March 29, the Santee Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire near the San Diego River in Santee. Walmart, Michaels, and other nearby businesses were evacuated, though no residential evacuations were ordered, and forward progress was halted. No injuries or structural damage were reported, and the cause of the fire remained under investigation.

Philippines: Super Typhoon Fung-wong Causes Flooding and Leaves Damage 2

Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, made landfall around 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 9 in Aurora Province, with winds of around 185 km/h. Over a million people had evacuated as heavy rains and strong winds cut power across Luzon. At least 18 people were killed, according to reports. This video shows damage left by the typhoon in San Fabian.

Swiss walking across Japan

Swiss walking across Japan

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Thomas Koehler, a former travel agent from Switzerland, smiles after arriving in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, in Kyushu, Japan's southern main island, having traveled through a tunnel from Shimonoseki on the Honshu main island on Dec. 5, 2011. Koehler has been walking across Japan to help revive tourism to the country, which has been dented by the March quake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis.

Swiss ends bicycle trip along northeastern Japan coast

Swiss ends bicycle trip along northeastern Japan coast

TOKYO, Japan - Thomas Koehler, head of a Swiss travel agency, poses with his bicycle against the backdrop of Tsuruga Castle in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2014, the day after the end of his 12-day bicycle trip from Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture to the castle along the Sanriku Coast, northeastern Japan, to promote the beauty of the region. (Kyodo)

Swiss walking across Japan

Swiss walking across Japan

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Thomas Koehler, a former travel agent from Switzerland, smiles after arriving in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, in Kyushu, Japan's southern main island, having traveled through a tunnel from Shimonoseki on the Honshu main island on Dec. 5, 2011. Koehler has been walking across Japan to help revive tourism to the country, which has been dented by the March quake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)