Death Toll of California Wildfire Rises to 25: officials
The death toll from the destructive wildfires hitting California rose to 25 as rescue workers recovered 14 more bodies of people killed by the late-season infernos, according to the reports.
The death toll from the destructive wildfires hitting California rose to 25 as rescue workers recovered 14 more bodies of people killed by the late-season infernos, according to the reports.
According to Al-jazeera, the bodies were discovered in or near the decimated town of Paradise in the state’s north, bringing the number of confirmed dead from the blaze there to 23, officials confirmed the number.
Dubbed Camp Fire, the blaze ravaging the northern part of the state has become the most destructive in its history.
In the south of the state, near Malibu, another blaze that started on Friday claimed two more lives, bringing the total toll to 25, while thousands have fled and firefighters continued to battle all fronts. The source added.
The wildfire near Malibu, know as Woolsey, has now doubled in size and covers an area of 28.000 hectares.
Meanwhile, more than 250.000 have been evacuated from Malibu and Calabasas, including many actors and celebrities that reside in the high-end area.
In Paradise, more than 6.700 homes and businesses have been destroyed, more structures than in any previous Californian wildfire on record and while Camp Fire is already the third deadliest in the state’s history, 110 people are still missing and the death toll expected to rise, according to officials.
