Just saw the awful news

@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
October 9, 2017 11:07pm CST
It seems that every week there is some new disaster here in the United States. I just watched the news and saw the horrific fires in California. The last I saw was that 10 people were killed in them. I don't know what is worse, drowning in the hurricanes or burning in a fire. It is so horrible and I pray that there will be no more tragedies like these.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134741)
• Roseburg, Oregon
10 Oct 17
Everytime you turn around there is something bad happening. Not good at all.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
10 Oct 17
You are right. I hate to see the news any more but these days any news gets cut into the regular tv shows. It is just horrible all the things that are happening.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (459631)
• Switzerland
10 Oct 17
Both options are bad, you die and you die in a horrible way.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
11 Oct 17
We are just seeing to much of this lately.
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Toni
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
10 Oct 17
Maybe it's time to stop reading or watching the news.
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Toni
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
11 Oct 17
@ramapo17 That's why I don't watch tv anymore. I don't go to Facebook. When I'm on my computer, I'm just working or mylotting. The moment I get home, I don't turn on the tv, I open my laptop instead. If I want to watch my favorite shows, I do it online so there'll be no news.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
11 Oct 17
@toniganzon I like to know what is going on in the world.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
11 Oct 17
You are probably right but it is all around us and on television whenever we turn it on.
Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Oct 17
I know its terrible.
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Lizirazo
@Lizirazo (2390)
• United States
10 Oct 17
Thoughts and prayers are with the affected families
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
10 Oct 17
You are right @Lizirazo.
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Lizirazo
@Lizirazo (2390)
• United States
10 Oct 17
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Craft Smart
@craftsmart (265)
• United States
10 Oct 17
Yes, it is sad. I think I heard that over 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes, and a lot of homes have been burned. I can't imagine how devastating loosing your home and all your things would be. I live in California, and the sky was literally orange today.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
11 Oct 17
Do you get the smells of the fires?
Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
12 Oct 17
@craftsmart I am glad you are safe.
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Craft Smart
@craftsmart (265)
• United States
11 Oct 17
@ramapo17 A little smells and also some ash yesterday, but not as much today.
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allen0187
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
11 Oct 17
Two words. Climate Change. Horrible what is happening in our world right now. We can still do something about it but we have to start now.
Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11120)
• Malaysia
10 Oct 17
I just found about about the fires in California after reading some of the discussions here. I hope things get better for the residents there.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
11 Oct 17
Me to. It is awful.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (118632)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 Oct 17
I was scratching my head at first when I saw the news, because California was coming off of their wettest season on record, yet the news reporters kept talking about the extended drought as being the cause of those horrific fires. But then I realized that it was southern California that was inundated with rain this year, and that these horrific fires are in northern California.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
12 Oct 17
You are right. My cousins live in southern California and are not near any fires. Every time I hear about anything going on out there I get in touch with one of my family members.
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solxee
@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
10 Oct 17
May their souls rest in peace. :(
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29321)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Oct 17
It has been a terrible year of disasters for certain.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
12 Oct 17
I keep saying the end of the world is coming as there is so much going on lately.
Courtney
@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
10 Oct 17
Im so tired of all the bad.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
11 Oct 17
Me too. There has to be some good news coming. At least I hope so.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
11 Oct 17
@ramapo17 me too.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (26233)
• Singapore
11 Oct 17
I wonder whether we can prevent such disasters as we are progressing scientifically by the day. We should highlight the danger signs in terms of living dangerously at sites where disasters can happen more often - siva
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Dena Miller
@Dena91 (15927)
• United States
10 Oct 17
My heart breaks for all those suffering through the fires. Terrible situation
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
11 Oct 17
I think that has to be one of the worst situations to be in.
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