the u.u.n. ted last week to increase a peacekeeping mission by 4000 troops, a move that has not been accepted yet. and the u.s. battling floods and fires. at least 13 people are thought to have been killed in louisiana after heavy rain and overflowing rivers caused damage to tens of thousands of homes. in california, where firefighters say they are starting to make progress in bringing several major wildfires under control. but more than 80,000 people remain on evacuation alert. fethullah gulen -- reporter: firefighters say they have a foothold on the most fast-moving fire many have seen. but they have a long way to go, with winds blowing, to fully contain it. and until it is contained, homes and businesses that stand in the way will burn. >> the thing we noticed was we had a wall of flames, about 25 feet high. reporter: five years of drought have turned california into dry tinder. the extreme conditions have occasionally produced with specialists call fire nato's -- firenados. >> go, go. let's g