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Heavy clashes broke out late Saturday between Afghan and Pakistani security forces on the common border after Kabul accused Islamabad of carrying out air strikes on the capital, officials from both sides said.

The Metropolitan Police said it had made a small number of arrests after a "scuffle" broke out between the two groups.

Crawford argued that if officials had prepared appropriately before fire broke out and the winds became extreme, firefighters could have learned earlier about the empty Santa Ynez Reservoir and readied resources ahead of time.

Southern California is facing similar drought conditions as it did when the January firestorm broke out, according to the monitor.

The data doesn’t break out how many were furloughed or how many had left their agencies before the partial government shutdown.