Red mist

An air tanker drops crimson-coloured fire retardant on a blaze that broke out near Lakeport, California this week. Evacuation orders were issued for thousands of residents in the area as the fires spread towards small lake towns in the north of the state. It is one of 16 active wildfires said to be burning in California yesterday. At least eight people have died and 1,000 homes have been destroyed.