Teens Graduate in California Town Nearly Destroyed by Fire

Paradise these days is surrounded by piles of crumpled garage doors and melted ovens. The roads teem with dump trucks and most street corners are clogged with signs advertising debris removal services or pleas to identify unclaimed pets. But Thursday night — six months after a wildfire destroyed most of the town and killed 85 people — the lights came on again at the Paradise High School football stadium as a class of 220 seniors received their diplomas amid the rubble of their past lives...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - vendredi 7 juin 2019