5 minutes agoFires in California, number 25 of victims
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The death toll from California fires exceeds 25 people, according to officials. The number comes after finding 14 lifeless bodies in or near the destroyed town of Paradise, north of the state. This brings the death to 23. Two others were killed in the south, near Malibu. [...]
The number comes after finding 14 lifeless bodies in or near the destroyed town of Paradise, north of the state. This brings the death to 23.
Two others were killed in the south, near Malibu.
About 250,000 people have been forced to flee their homes to avoid the destructive flames of the three large fires in this American state.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has expressed his anger, pointing to the weak management of forest authority for fires.
“Camp Fire” began spreading to Butte County on Thursday, and firefighters were powerless to stop it by destroying the town of Paradise.
Another fire swept through Malibu's beach resort Friday and has now doubled in size.
This fire, known as Wolsey, now covers an area of 28,000 hectares.
Among the cities under evacuation orders is Thomas Oaks, where an armed man killed 12 people in a rage Wednesday.
