By Shad De Bary
Published
January 12 at 7:39 p.m.,
updated January 12 at 8:20 p.m.
Los Angeles has been engulfed in flames since January 7. As damage continues to pile up, many Americans are organizing to help their neighbors. And the stars don’t hesitate to join this exceptional effort.
More than 12,000 buildings have been destroyed by flames in Los Angeles, according to the BBC. The City of Angels has transformed into a vast theater of desolation, as several blazes advance in the region since Tuesday January 7. Thousands of people had to leave their homes and hundreds found ashes instead. On site, locals organize themselves to help their neighbors. Angelina Jolie, for example, opened her home to her loved ones, according to People . “Angie is heartbroken for all the people who have lost their homes, or are affected by the fires. She does everything she can to help, including opening her doors to her friends forced to evacuate [leur maison]“, reveals a source to the magazine.
-For their part, actresses Halle Berry and Sharon Stone join forces. The first announced, on Instagram, to follow the movement launched by Sharon Stone and “empty the entire [son] placard” to donate it to the victims. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were seen during a food distribution on Friday January 10. They would also have hosted relatives in their villa in Montecito, for the moment spared by the flames. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis and her husband Christopher Guest also promised to donate nearly a million dollars (975,000 euros) to help the victims, through their First Donations foundation. have been sent, Saturday January 11, to the official association of firefighters of Los Angeles, announced the star ofHalloween the same day on Instagram.
Jennifer Garner, this grief that she tries to forget by helping the victims of the Los Angeles fires
Jennifer Garner also did not hesitate to join the residents who are getting their hands dirty. At the microphone of MSNBCFriday January 10, she sang the praises of the World Central Kitchen association, with which she participated in a food distribution. She then explained: “I almost feel guilty when I’m at home. […] What can I bring with my hands, the walls and the security I have?“Visibly moved, the actress also said she was particularly touched by these fires. With modesty, she said: “It’s still alive […]. It’s true that I lost a friend. She didn’t manage to escape in time.” Since the start of the fires, at least 16 people have lost their lives in Los Angeles.
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