Difficult to watch": Mark Zuckerberg on devastating Los Angeles wildfire
Los Angeles: A massive wildfire in Los Angeles, California, has drawn a reaction from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who expressed his distress over the destruction.
Taking to Facebook, Zuckerberg shared that he found it difficult to watch the harrowing images and videos of the devastation. He added, "Priscilla and I are praying for everyone’s safety."
Zuckerberg also mentioned that Meta has activated its Safety Check feature, revealing that over 400,000 people in the affected area have marked themselves safe so far. He urged everyone to stay safe amid the crisis.
Officials have reported that the death toll has risen to seven, with the numbers expected to increase as the extent of the damage becomes clearer.
The fire, intensified by Santa Ana winds, has been spreading rapidly, according to firefighters operating in Hollywood Hills. On Thursday, activities in the Hollywood film industry came to a standstill as the blaze consumed several multimillion-dollar homes of celebrities in the area. Many were forced to evacuate, causing significant traffic congestion.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
