At least 15 victims of California fires

Authorities estimate that 17 fires, whose first group began Sunday evening, have burned over 115 thousand hectares across 8 counties.

At least 100 are the wounded, and authorities warn that the number of victims is expected to increase. The state of emergency was declared in northern areas, and over 20,000 people were forced to evacuate from the fields of Napa, Sonoma, and Juba as a result of the worst fires ever experienced by the State.

Such a situation is more common in southern California, but the combination of drought and strong winds resulted fatal to the north. Tens of shelters were opened around Northern California.

US President Donald Trump approved the emergency situation, thus allowing federal aid to be delivered. The firefight with the flames is not expected to ease over the coming days, as there is no expected to be improved weather conditions.

Experts predict drought and wind in progress. Meanwhile, in southern California another hot hearth burned 24 houses and other buildings in the rich area of Anaheim Hills of Orange County, forcing the evacuation of thousands. /tch