MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Number of fatalities in the wildfires in the US state of California has reached 38, the Public Information Office of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) said.
Latest death toll on the #CAwildfires has sadly grown to 38.
— CAL FIRE PIO (@CALFIRE_PIO) 14 октября 2017 г.
*Sonoma County – 20
*Mendocino County – 8
*Napa County – 6
*Yuba County – 4
"Lates death toll has sadly grown to 38," the office wrote on Twitter.
#NunsFire [update] north & east of Glen Ellen (Sonoma County) is 47,106 acres & 15% contained. #CentralLNUComplex https://t.co/JGQ2fvah3a pic.twitter.com/eiRSaEAocz
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) 15 октября 2017 г.
The fires started last Sunday, with thousands of people reportedly having been evacuated across the state as California’s Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in the areas hit by the disaster.
This photo captures a surreal, horrifying glimpse of the fires raging through California’s wine country https://t.co/4xv80ElZnl pic.twitter.com/pLBd52UI2b
— WIRED (@WIRED) 14 октября 2017 г.
On Thursday, the US House of Representatives approved a $36.5 billion disaster relief bill for several states, including California.
More sad news! As damage assessment continues, latest estimates that 5,700 structures have been destroyed by the wildfires burning across CA pic.twitter.com/f3djAANIQg
— CAL FIRE PIO (@CALFIRE_PIO) 13 октября 2017 г.
Massive blazes, which have persisted in the area since last Sunday, have scorched some 330 square miles in seven counties, including California's legendary Napa and Sonoma valleys, destroying around 3,500 homes. The wildfires are now the most deadly in California history.
