Disasters
When we lived in Miami and Los Angeles, these disasters were personal stories. Pray for the victims of increasingly frequent “natural” disasters.
Hurricane Andrew, couple stares from their Saga Bay condo with its walls ripped off, Miami, 1992. – Newsweek Magazine
Hurricane Andrew, man retrieves belongings from his Saga Bay condo, Miami, 1992. – Newsweek Magazine
Hurricane Andrew, helicopter aerial reveals massive damage to some of the 28,000+ homes destroyed by the Category 5 storm, Miami, 1992. – Newsweek Magazine
Hurricane Andrew, aerial shows mobile homes pulverized in the storm that killed 65 people, Miami, 1992. – Newsweek Magazine
Hurricane Andrew, woman stares at wreckage of her mobile home, Miami, 1992. – Newsweek Magazine
Hurricane Andrew, woman salvages clothes and a sink from her destroyed mobile home, Miami, 1992. – Newsweek Magazine
Hurricane Andrew, woman sobs amidst wreckage of her mobile home, Miami, 1992. – Newsweek Magazine
Hurricane Andrew, mother and her son rest on a flattened mailbox in front of their heavily damaged home, Miami, 1992. – Newsweek Magazine
Malibu Fire, a helicopter drops water on the flames between canyons. Malibu was one of three Southern California fires that burned, fall, 1993, destroying 816 homes. – Newsweek Magazine
Malibu Fire, daughter leads her mom to safety through smoke as flames approached, 1993. – Newsweek Magazine
Malibu Fire, firefighters hose flames moments before they retreated, 1993. – Newsweek Magazine
Malibu Fire, firefighters retreated to the Pacific Cost Highway as the fire raced downhill to the ocean, 1993. Newsweek Magazine
Malibu Fire, flames engulf townhomes as the fire burned to the ocean, 1993. – Newsweek Magazine
Malibu Fire, Sean Penn runs from the ruins of his home, grieving and angry at me in a paparazzi moment I regret. An hour later, this picture sold for $20k, 1993. – Newsweek Magazine, Hola! Magazine
Northridge Earthquake, frightened families fled outside when the early morning quake struck, killing 57 people, 1994.- Newsweek Magazine
Northridge Earthquake, firefighters hose buildings that burned from damage after the quake struck, 1994. – Newsweek Magazine
Northridge Earthquake, gas line burns, broken from the quake’s 6.7 magnitude, 1994. – Newsweek Magazine
Northridge Earthquake, railroad tracks twisted, rail cars toppled, and warehouse walls collapsed, part of the $20 Billion damage from the quake, 1994. - Newsweek Magazine
Northridge Earthquake, shopping center roof collapsed as the quake shook, 1994. – Newsweek Magazine
Northridge Earthquake, Bulldozer clears debris from the Golden State Freeway Interchange that collapsed during the quake, 1994 – Newsweek Magazine