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The number of people who are still missing as a result of two ferocious wildfires burning at both ends of California for more than a week climbed to nearly 1,300 Saturday night.
The two monstrous flames that ignited last week cost the lives of 79 people while they were destroying a total area of nearly 400 square miles, according to the Department of Forests and Fire Protection. from California. Officials said that 63 remains have been positively identified so far.
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The number of missing or missing people in Butte County rose to 1,011 on Friday and 1,276 on Saturday, although these figures may continue to fluctuate as authorities search for names on the list, according to Sheriff Kory Honea Butte County.
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PHOTO: President Donald Trump greets California Governor Jerry Brown and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom on the left as he arrives at Beale Air Base in California on November 17, 2018. (Soel Loeb / AFP / Getty Images)
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"We have never seen anything like it in California," Trump said.
The president then went to Malibu to take stock of the damage caused by the Woolsey fire.
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The National Weather Service issued a warning for California every Sunday, signaling that the drop in humidity and wind gusts could reach 40 mph in the campfire area.
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PHOTO: Fire-razed Residences Surround Neighborhood of Paradise, California, November 15, 2018. (Noah Berger / AP)
Campfire in Northern California
The campfire was declared on November 8 near Pulga, a small community in Butte County nestled in the Plumas National Forest. The fire exploded as fierce winds fanned the flames to the southwest, enveloping the town of Paradise, a bucolic community of 27,000 at the foot of Sierra Nevada.
The fire has virtually decimated the entire city.
Melissa Schuster, a member of Paradise City Council, said her house was one of the houses burned down by the campfire.
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PHOTO: Houses razed by the campfire line, a development on Edgewood Lane in Paradise, California, November 12, 2018. (Noah Berger / AP)
The camp's fire toll rose to 76 today, after officials discovered other bodies in the rubble and cars burned, according to the Butte County Sheriff, who said warned that the remains of some of the missing may never be recovered due to the severity of the fire.
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the campfire burned more than 149,000 acres on Saturday night and destroyed nearly 13,000 structures.
Thom Porter, head of strategic planning for the California Department of Forests and Fire Protection, said the death toll should increase as research teams continue to scrutinize the destruction.
"It's by far the most lethal fire in California's history and it's going to unfortunately get worse," Porter said of Camp Fire.
Most of the deaths occurred in paradise.
"The whole community of Paradise is a toxic wasteland at the present time," said Schuster, retaining her tears. "On top of that, and this is the hardest part for me to talk about, the death toll is [among] things we do not know right now that need to be determined before people can go home. "
PHOTO: Members of the Sacramento County Coroner's Office search for human remains in the rubble of a burned house during the camp's fire on November 12, 2018, in Paradise, California. (John Locher / AP)
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the camp fire, which burned a total of 150,000 hectares in Butte County, was under control by 55 percent on Saturday night. , while thousands of exhausted firefighters work tirelessly to master hell.
Two firefighters detained were among the three firefighters wounded during the camp's fire, officials told ABC News.
Earlier this week, Governor Brown visited the devastation caused by the camp fire with Brock Long, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator, and US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke.
"It's one of the worst disasters of my career that I know, hands down," Long told reporters on site Wednesday.
PHOTO: Search and Rescue Team Searches Debris for Human Remains at Paradise Gardens Gardens, November 16, 2018 in Paradise, California (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times / Polaris)
The Woolsey Fire in Southern California
The Woolsey fire also caught fire on November 8 near the town of Simi Valley in Ventura County and quickly spread south to Los Angeles County. The wind-blown flames leapt onto Highway 101 before sweeping the famous Malibu and Calabasas enclaves.
The entire town of Malibu and a sprawling naval base near the seaside town of Oxnard were among the areas subject to mandatory evacuation orders, officials cautioning that the fire could potentially occur. extend to the Pacific Ocean.
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PHOTO: A house is in flames during the Woolsey fire in Malibu, California on November 9, 2018. (Gene Blevins / Reuters)
Evacuation orders have since been lifted in some areas, including parts of Malibu, as firefighters have reached confinement levels.
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Woolsey Fire, which destroyed 98,362 acres in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, has contained up to 82 % of costs until Saturday morning.
PHOTO: Firefighters extinguish the flames in the Point Dume neighborhood in Malibu, California on November 10, 2018, after the Woolsey fire devastated the neighborhood during the night. (Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images)
But more than 900 structures have already been damaged or destroyed, including many homes and a legendary movie set in Hollywood.
The fire destroyed part of the Paramount Ranch at Agoura Hills, nicknamed "Western Town," where hundreds of movies and television shows, including "Westworld" from HBO, have been filmed since the 1920s.
At least three people were killed in the Woolsey fire and three firefighters were injured when fighting the flames, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
PHOTO: The Santa Monica Mountains are blackened by the Woolsey Fire near Malibu, California, November 14, 2018. (David McNew / AFP / Getty Images)
A public health emergency
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar has declared a public health emergency in California, where fires forced the evacuation of at least two hospitals and eight other health facilities.
"We are working closely with state health authorities and monitoring the needs of health facilities to provide everything they need to save lives and protect health," Azar said in a statement released on Wednesday. "This statement will help ensure that Americans who are threatened by these dangerous fires and who rely on Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Plan have ongoing access to the care they need."
Smoke advisories have been issued for the affected area, fearing that the smoke from fires presents a "significant threat to the health" of people with asthma and other lung diseases, according to the US Department of Health. health and social services. Residents were urged to stay as much as possible indoors and wear a snug mask when they ventured out.
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PHOTO: Campfire Smoke Spreading on Northern California Towards the Pacific Ocean, November 16, 2018. (NASA Worldview / EPA via Shutterstock)
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National Meteorological Meteorologist Aviva Braun told reporters that light winds contributed to poor air quality, but on Saturday, stronger northeasterly winds in the valley are expected to help improve air quality. weather situation.
Meanwhile, an outbreak of norovirus has been reported in a shelter in Butte County, where the evacuees are, according to Lisa Almaguer, information officer for the Butte County Public Health Department.
People who are sick at the shelter have been taken to a separate place, use separate toilets and are treated by public health experts, according to Almaguer, who said the presence of the contagious virus was "not uncommon", particularly in this time of the year and "with hundreds of people living nearby".
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