California wildfires: statewide death toll rises to 50 as search for remains continues
Source: The Guardian and agencies
California wildfires: statewide death toll rises to 50 as search for remains continues
Hundreds are missing, thousands are displaced, and the danger from fires in the states north and south is far from over
Dani Anguiano in Chico, California, Gabrielle Canon in Los Angeles and agencies
Wed 14 Nov 2018 03.02 GMT
The statewide death toll in Californias wildfires reached 50 late Tuesday, as authorities reported six more fatalities in the Camp fire in the north of the state.
The deaths from the Camp fire, the deadliest wildfire in the states history, have increased to 48, the Butte County sheriff, Kory Hone, said.
Two people have also died in the Woolsey fire, a major blaze around Los Angeles.
Authorities in northern California have ramped up the search for more victims buried in rubble left by the blaze that incinerated the town of Paradise.
Authorities have brought in cadaver dogs, mobile morgue units, rapid DNA identification units and 100 national guard troops.
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