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Northern California could receive heavy rains over the next few days, which could help crews cope with the devastating Camp Fire. However, it could also lead to landslides and complicate recovery efforts, as hundreds of evacuees spend Thanksgiving at a Walmart parking lot.
At a press conference Wednesday night, the Butte County Sheriff's Office announced that two more people had died in the fire, bringing the total to 83.
Officials also said that the number of missing persons on their list had dropped to more than 560. Officials must come into direct contact with a missing person before they can be removed from the list.
The campfire decimated the city of Paradise, 27,000 inhabitants, and the surrounding communities. Officials were waiting for people to be in shelters during the Christmas holidays, reports Meg Oliver, CBS News correspondent.
The forest fire destroyed more than 14,000 homes. "It's certainly one of the worst fires in California history, and it's the biggest destruction of my career," said Josh Bischoff, Cal's Fire Operations Manager.
The Woolsey fire in Los Angeles County was brought under control 100% Wednesday night, according to Cal Fire
Map of forest fires in California
This map shows the locations of two major fires in California.
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