Boats Bring Supplies To Beach In Malibu
77 views · Published 19 November 2018 · 1:21 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(13 Nov 2018) As deadly wildfires continue to rage across California with hundreds of thousands evacuated, residents who stayed behind in idyllic communities along the coast cut off by road closures are getting supplies by boat. "It's pretty cool. It's really amazing that people out there know that we're kind of stranded here in Malibu," said Cherie Millford Smart, who lives in the small coastal community of Paradise Cove. Boats were coming up from Redondo Beach on Tuesday, about 25 miles south, where they idled offshore and unloaded supplies onto smaller boats, surf boards and jet skis that shuttled the goods to the beach. Some residents donned wet suits and swam ashore with cases of water and beer while dozens of others gathered to help unload the supplies ferried to the coast, stacking them in the sand behind beach chairs. The fire in Southern California was about 146 square miles and had destroyed over 400 structures, killing two people in star-studded Malibu. About 100,000 people remained under evacuation orders. The residents in and around Paradise Cove in Malibu didn't leave because they knew authorities wouldn't let them back in if they did, and they were quickly running out of supplies. "We're kind of blocked in here. We can't get supplies and so they're bringing them in and the only way we can get them is by water," said resident Robert Baldwin. He was struck by all the volunteers and the community pulling together to help one another. "Neighbors are getting close," Baldwin said. "And we're talking to neighbors that we don't normally talk to. It's a great little community." Meanwhile, in Northern California, at least 42 people were killed in a separate wildfire with many still missing. Authorities set up rapid DNA-analysis systems and brought in cadaver dogs, mobile morgues and search teams in an intensified effort to find and identify victims of what is now the deadliest wildfire in California history. That blaze has charred 195 square miles and destroyed more than 6,400 homes since it started Thursday. CLIENTS NOTE: VIDEO ONLY - SHOTLIST AND STORYLINE TO FOLLOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/6eb9cd1c4246b9922b0657a529654a54
