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In California, the number of people missing as a result of forest fires has doubled and now exceeds 600, according to local authorities who discovered seven additional bodies.
Several households are active in this state. The campfire, the deadliest of all ended the life of at least 63 people . It started burning eight days ago and quickly swept a strip to the north, leaving little time for locals to escape. Nearly 12,000 buildings were destroyed.
Woolsey Fire in the south of the country killed three people. Approximately 9,400 firefighters fight throughout California.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump will visit the affected areas on Saturday.
The official list of missing persons was from about 300 until Thursday when the authorities reported it at 631. .
At a press conference, Sheriff Kory Honea of Butte County Sheriff explained that it was because investigators had now crossed data with awareness, including sources such as calls to emergency services received since the beginning of the camp fire. We also consulted on January 1, 2017
"If you see the list and see your name, that of a friend or loved one, call us, please, to let us know , "Honea asked the general public. [19659011]
The California Fire Department stated that about about 40% of the flames of camp fires were under control .
"We continue to fight the fire. We are always vigilant, "said the institution's chief, Ken Pimlott.
Agents do not expect to be able to contain 100% of this epidemic, which has already razed 56,600 hectares, until At the end of the month.
Hill Fire, also in Ventura, is smaller (1,800 hectares) and 99% controlled. Morgan Fire, in Contra Costa County, near San Francisco, covers eight acres. and 60% are already controlled.
The area of greatest damage was Paradise which, according to the authorities, will be "totally rebuilt" ] a task that will take several years.
The causes of the authorities have not yet confirmed the fires.
Historically, the "fire season" in California begins in June and ends in September, but experts warned that this risk has spread throughout the year. This time, low humidity, hot winds and arid soils after a month without rain have created an ideal environment for the rapid expansion of the fire.
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