Huge storm nears Mexican resorts
Mexico's Baja California peninsula is on alert as Hurricane Jimena nears, packing winds of 250km/h (155mph). The storm is just below the maximum category five strength, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Jimena is expected to reach the Los Cabos resort area later on Tuesday or early Wednesday, forecasters say.
Residents have been boarding up homes and schools are closed, and emergency officials are urging people to leave the areas most at risk from the storm.
Thousands flee as fierce California fire spreads
The huge blaze has already killed two firefighters and emergency services fought scorching heat to rescue five people trapped by flames. About 10,000 people have already been evacuated from their homes.
Flames have ripped through 105,296 acres (42,612 hectares) of tinder-dry forest north of Los Angeles and were still spreading, authorities said.
More than 3,655 firefighters battled the fire in the Angeles National Forest, which sent a huge mushroom cloud of smoke billowing across the city and east toward Las Vegas.
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