PUBLIC MARKS from adfunk with tags disaster & weather

Tinder-dry conditions contributed to the rapid spread of the flames A firefighter badly burnt in a California wildfire that killed four of his companions is in “poor” condition, with burns over 90% of his body. Doctors said on Friday they hoped to be able to operate on the injured man, Pablo Cerda, 23, to remove burned skin. Thousands of acres have been burnt around the town of Cabazon, some 125 miles (200km) east of Los Angeles.

Officials in the Philippines have ordered the evacuation of about 20,000 people living near the Mayon volcano, fearing an imminent eruption. Officials made the decision to raise the alert level after the volcano was rocked by six blasts and then emitted a fountain of lava. Mount Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, has been rumbling