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Evacuations lifted for some Palisades Fire neighborhoods

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-wildfires/los-angeles-la-wildfires-eaton-palisades-thursday/3606475/

What to Know

• The Palisades Fire, which broke out over a week ago in Pacific Palisades, is now 22% contained at 23,700 acres. The Eaton Fire is 55% contained at 14,100 acres.
• The first evacuations were lifted for the Palisades Fire, but some evacuated residents might need to wait for a week or more before they can return to their homes in damaged neighborhoods.
• Officials have offered tips for thousands of evacuees expected to return home. See those tips here.
• Red flag warnings expired for much of the Los Angeles area , good news for firefighters still working to contain the area's two largest wildfires
• The Palisades and Eaton fires -- along with several smaller blazes -- have burned a combined 38,600 acres in Los Angeles County. See maps of the fires and evacuated areas here.
• Containment of those fires has grown after firefighters took advantage of lighter winds to clear wider containment lines around the Palisades and Eaton footprints. Here's more detail on what "containment" means and how firefighters determine those percentages you hear.
• There has been an overwhelming outpouring of generosity for fire evacuees. Here's where people can get needed supplies and assistance.

source: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/la-fires-southern-california-containment-efforts/

report; 20 pm. L.A. time Jan.12, 2025

Pacific Palisades Fire เพลิงเผาผลาญ 23,713 acres (96 sq km) ควบคุมได้ 11% พบผู้เสียชีวิตแล้ว 8 คน

Eaton Fire เพลิงไหม่ 14,117 acres (57 sq km) ควบคุมได้ 27% พบผู้เสียชีวิตแล้ว 16 คน

Hurst Fire ควบคุมได้แล้ว

There has been a report gusty wind of 60 miles/hrs. on Jan. 13 (L.A.) from north to the L.A. direction but the expert said it rather from east to west direction, therefore, the 150,000 evacuated L.A. residents could be move back by Wednesday or Thursda

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyxypryrnko

https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-wildfires-southern-california-c5826e0ab8db965cb2814132ff54ee6f

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/san-fernando-valley-under-threat-los-angeles-fire-rages-2025-01-12/

Devastating California fires destroyed tens of thousands homes from Pacific Palisades to in Malibu to Eaton, Altadena. Hundreds of thousands evacuated from homes in Ventura and Los Angeles County  

The Getty Villa survived LA's firestorms while everything around it burned, revealing a key lesson for homeowners

Capt. Erik Scott: The wind is a key component in battling wildfires

Los Angeles fires updates: Over 9K structures burned as new blaze hits

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-09/even-after-a-two-day-nightmare-l-a-girds-for-more-days-of-fire-weather

https://edition.cnn.com/weather/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-california-01-09-25-hnk/index.html

Narathiwat and the unspoiled beach

Ao Manao is what to expected when travel to an island ... clean water, clean beach, excepted clouded visitors

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* In case you missed: The ATM in Thailand charging 220 baht each transaction for using debit card from other country

* The bank provides suggest exchange rate; Whether or not you agree with the exchange rate provide by the bank
* The choice you must made before the machine continue

• Why selecting the exchange rate? As one institute said, in case of currency exchange rates fluctuated too much you can lock-in the exchange rate provide by the bank