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The Getty Villa Museum in Pacific Palisades has been largely spared from the wildfires so far, although much of the gardens have burned. This is a shot as it was before. I think everyone has likely seen enough of L.A. in flames. Other landmarks are gone or heavily damaged including the Topanga Ranch Motel built by William Randolph Hearst, the Will Rogers Ranch, The Bunny Museum, and the Reel Inn Malibu. Thousands of business and homes have been destroyed by the wildfires.
From hurricanes to tornadoes to flooding to wildfires, the weather has certainly been challenging recently. I remember well the helpless feeling when I was under a mandatory evacuation this past summer for Hurricane Milton, a strong category 5 hurricane that made landfall minutes from my home in Venice, Florida.
To everyone affected by the wildfires in Los Angles, may you find strength and hope. If you are able to help, here are just a few organizations of many that are assisting those affected.
How to help victims of the Los Angeles Wildfires -
American Red Cross - shelter, food, water, health and emotional support services to those affected by the wildfires.
World Central Kitchen - partners with local organizations to provide food relief to those impacted by disasters.
GoFundMe Wildfire Relief Fund 2025 - all money raised will go directly to impacted people who are seeking help through GoFundMe fundraisers, and to nonprofit organizations providing relief on the ground.
Pasadena Humane - taking in hundreds of animals displaced and injured from the wildfires and working with shelters across California to take in displaced animals.
Airbnb - providing free emergency housing for those displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires. 100% of donations fund free emergency housing.
Thank you, Beth, for the above information. 💚
ReplyDeleteOn live feed from LA, I'm watching the home of a dear friend in Malibu, burn to the ground. So many wonderful memories of sunsets on the. beach. I have pictures. She does not. Lost her pets. I can barely see the keyboard from the tears.
ReplyDeleteLesson to be learned. Have ALL your papers together in one place.
I will be snowed in for a few days, bur knowing this storm was coming I did my best to prepare. Good thermoses that keep warm for 24 hrs is very helpful.
Beth, you have certainly weathered a few storms. Both in VA and now in Venice.
It's a helpless feeling and one can only pray for it to be over.
K
Our dear friend in Pasadena lost her home. She's 81, not famous or ultra wealthy. She lost her husband 23 years ago to liver cancer. He was 62. Now her home and possessions are gone. She has friends.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Beth for those donation suggestions/links, especially Pasadena Humane.
ReplyDeleteTragic and beyond words.
So tragic. I was surprised to hear that so many were not prepared to evacuate quickly in an emergency such as this. Everyone should have a go bag in their trunk with clothes, medications taken regularly, bottled water, pet food and necessary items for pets, phone chargers, and keep your laptop by your garage door at night before going to bed, so you can just grab it on your way out. Never let your gas tank get below half full. You don't know how far you will have to drive, and you may not be able to buy gas. Know how to manually open your garage door if the power fails. This is just my humble opinion: You do not have to wait until emergency services say to evacuate. You know when things look bad. When there is a mandatory evacuation, everyone leaves at once, then escape routes become congested.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this. It's so tragic.
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