Texas to help California contain raging wildfires

DALLAS: Texas will send experts to California to help care for animals displaced by the ongoing wildfires, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday (Saturday in Manila).

Bill Nichols, 84, works to save his home as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through Vacaville, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Nichols has lived in the home for 77 years. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)