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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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Evacuation orders issued for S. Korean island

STORY: Evacuation orders issued for S. Korean island SHOOTING TIME: Jan.5, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. file of South Korean island of Yeonpyeong STORYLINE: Evacuation orders were issued Friday for residents in South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, Yonhap news agency reported. The orders were issued at 12:02 a.m. local time (0302 GMT) and 12:30 a.m. each to evacuate residents in the island. The island office sent out evacuation broadcasts at the request of a military unit. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Seoul. (XHTV)

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S. Korea commemorates victims of North's shelling of Yeonpyeong

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo reads out Prime Minister Chung Hong Won's address in Seoul on Nov. 23, 2014, during a memorial service to commemorate the country's victims of North Korea's firing of artillery rounds on Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea in November 2010.

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2nd anniversary of N. Korean attack on S. Korean island

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken Nov. 23, 2012, shows a ceremony at the War Memorial in Seoul to mark the second anniversary of Pyongyang's shelling of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea.

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2nd anniversary of N. Korean attack on S. Korean island

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean soldiers on Nov. 23, 2012, attend a ceremony at the War Memorial in Seoul to mark the second anniversary of Pyongyang's shelling of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea.

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Vigilance on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011, shows an armed vehicle (upper R) and South Korean Marines (upper L) on lookout.

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Vigilance on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A propaganda message is seen in North Korea in a photo taken from Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Vigilance on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A South Korean Marine stands watch on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Attacked S. Korea island

SEOUL, South Korea - A house photographed on May 22, 2011, on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, will be preserved as a reminder of damage caused by a North Korean artillery attack in November 2010.

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Attacked S. Korea island

SEOUL, South Korea - Fishermen prepare their gear before crab fishing season on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on May 23, 2011. The island near the Yellow Sea border came under a North Korean artillery attack in November 2010.

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Attacked S. Korea island

SEOUL, South Korea - Temporary housing units in this photo taken on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on May 22, 2011, have been provided to residents whose homes were damaged by a North Korean artillery attack in November 2010.

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S. Korea conducts live-fire drill

SEOUL, South Korea - People watch the news about a South Korean live-fire artillery drill on Yeonpyeong Island at Seoul station Dec. 20, 2010. South Korea conducted the drill from the island shelled by North Korea despite Pyongyang's threats to retaliate if the drill went ahead.

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S. Korea conducts live-fire drill

SEOUL, South Korea - People watch the news about a South Korean live-fire artillery drill on Yeonpyeong Island at Seoul station Dec. 20, 2010. South Korea conducted the drill from the island shelled by North Korea despite Pyongyang's threats to retaliate if the drill went ahead.

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U.S. carrier returns to Yokosuka

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The U.S. carrier George Washington arrives at its home port of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2010. The carrier took part in joint military drills with South Korea in the Yellow Sea following N. Korea's bombardment of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, and with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces off Okinawa Prefecture.

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U.S. urges boost in Japan-U.S.-S. Korea cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2010. Mullen said the United States has a ''real sense of urgency'' for trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan and South Korea, in light of North Korea's deadly artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Debris of destroyed houses is left untouched on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 3, 2010, following North Korea's artillery attack the previous month.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - People walk on a street near destroyed buildings on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. North Korea mounted an artillery attack on the island the previous month.

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U.S. urges boost in Japan-U.S.-S. Korea cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2010. Mullen said the United States has a ''real sense of urgency'' for trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan and South Korea, in light of North Korea's deadly artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers walk down a hill after finishing a task on Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 6, 2010. Those present on the island are mostly South Korean soldiers, as residents have fled after the Nov. 23 shelling by North Korea.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Trucks pass by a wall of a soccer ground damaged by North Korean shelling on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Dec. 6, 2010.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean military vessels are seen off Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Nov. 7, 2010.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Pak Ro Gun and his wife prepare ''kimchi'' pickles on Dec. 7, 2010, on Yeonpyeong Island, a South Korean territory near the western sea border, which was shelled by North Korea. The couple, who evacuated to Incheon, west of Seoul, said they temporarily returned to the island to make the pickles.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A man repairs a house damaged by North Korean shelling on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korean, on Dec. 6, 2010.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers ride on the back of a truck on Dec. 6, 2010, on Yeonpyeong Island, a South Korean territory near the western sea border. Most of the island's current inhabitants are soldiers, as residents evacuated after the Nov. 23 North Korean shelling.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Photo shows a building damaged by North Korean shelling against the backdrop of the night sky on Dec. 6, 2010, on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. The ruined buildings have been left as most residents of the island have evacuated.

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Panmunjeon tour resumed

SEOUL, South Korea - An officer of the North Korean People's Army stands guard at the Panmunjeom truce village Dec. 7, 2010. A tour of the area between the Koreas was resumed for the first time since a North Korean artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island.

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Panmunjeon tour resumed

SEOUL, South Korea - A tourist takes a cellphone photo during a tour of the Panmunjeom truce village Dec. 7, 2010. The tour was resumed for the first time since the North Korean artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A resident of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island fixes his house on Dec. 6, 2010, which was damaged in North Korea's artillery attack on the island the previous month.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A resident of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island fixes his house on Dec. 6, 2010, which was damaged in North Korea's artillery attack on the island the previous month.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin inspects Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new defense minister visited the island, which was shelled Nov. 23 by North Korea, following his inauguration ceremony the same day.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin (C) inspects Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new defense minister visited the island, which was shelled Nov. 23 by North Korea, following his inauguration ceremony the same day.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin speaks to reporters after inspecting Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new minister visited the island which was shelled by North Korea, following his inaugural ceremony the same day.

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Shelters in S. Korea

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Photo shows the entrance of a shelter on Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010, which came under an artillery attack by North Korea. South Korea has more than 25,000 shelters nationwide to be used in a possible air strike as well as a disaster.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - An area is sealed off on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Dec. 3, 2010, which came under an artillery attack by North Korea the previous month.

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Yeonpyeong islanders return home

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A man carrying a sack on his shoulder gets off a ferry from Incheon, west of Seoul, on Dec. 1, 2010, onto Yeonpyeong Island, a South Korean territory near the western sea border, which was shelled by North Korea. Some evacuated islanders have returned home despite continuing tension.

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Fearful puppy on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A puppy looks out from the backpack of an animal rescuer at a ferry terminal in Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Nov. 29, 2010. The trembling pup was among hundreds of pets which lost their homes after the Nov. 23 shelling of the island by North Korea that led many residents to flee.

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S. Koreans on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - People stage a protest against North Korea, burning a photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Dec. 1, 2010.

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S. Koreans on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A boat carrying South Korean soldiers arrives at a Yeonpyeong Island port in the Yellow Sea on Dec. 1, 2010.

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S. Koreans on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers carry an attachment for a missile at Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Dec. 1, 2010.

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U.S.-S. Korea military drill in Yellow Sea

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers board a military vessel at Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Dec. 1, 2010. South Korea and the United States concluded a joint naval exercise in the area the same day.

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Ex-soldiers on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A group of former South Korean soldiers arrives in Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 30, 2010. They said they came to the island in the Yellow Sea, which was shelled by North Korea, to help remaining islanders evacuate and to prevent a possible landing by North Korean soldiers.

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Damage of N. Korea shelling on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2010, shows debris of houses and buildings destroyed by a North Korean artillery attack on Nov. 23. South Korean TV crew members are seen in the back.

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S. Korean forces on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A South Korean soldier stands guard at a road closure point on Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 30, 2010. Tensions grew on the island near North Korea in the Yellow Sea as a U.S.-South Korea joint naval exercise continued nearby.

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Media coverage limited on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A journalist (L) heads to a ferry on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 29, 2010, while being surrounded by South Korean soldiers and police officers. South Korean authorities have urged the media to leave the island for security reasons.

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S. Korean forces on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - An explosive unit truck of the South Korean military drives around Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 29, 2010. Tensions grew on the island near North Korea in the Yellow Sea as a U.S.-South Korea joint naval exercise continued nearby.

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Residents of Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Physician Pak Song Chol (C) examines a patient on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Nov. 29, 2010. The doctor expressed concern about the health of those remaining on the island as many other islanders have been evacuated after North Korea's artillery attack.

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Evacuees from Yeonpyeong Island

INCHEON, South Korea - A woman and her grandchildren stay in a sauna in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Nov. 29, 2010, after evacuating from Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. Over 400 residents of the island have taken shelter in the building since North Korea's artillery attack.

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Evacuees from Yeonpyeong Island

INCHEON, South Korea - Evacuees from Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, rest at a sauna in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Nov. 29, 2010. Over 400 residents of the island have taken shelter in the building since North Korea's artillery attack.

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Yeonpyeong after N. Korea attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A resident of Yeonpyeong Island wipes away tears on Nov. 24, 2010, on the South Korean island which was shelled by North Korea. The man, who is originally from the region that is now North Korea, described his emotion after the island was attacked with artillery fire coming from the direction of his hometown.