Death Toll Jumps In Historic Calif. Wildfires As Governor Requests Aid [1]
"The death toll from wildfires ravaging both ends of California has risen to at least 31 after the remains of several more people were found Sunday.
Gov. Jerry Brown is requesting a "major disaster declaration" from President Trump.
The so-called "Camp Fire" leveled nearly the entire city of Paradise, scorching thousands of homes and leaving its business district in ruins. More than 200 people were unaccounted for after the wildfire decimated the town of about 27,000, as crews stepped up search efforts for bodies and the missing. Authorities called in a DNA lab and teams of anthropologists to help identify victims.
The "Camp Fire," which began Thursday, has taken at least 29 lives and destroyed more than 6,700 structures, almost all of them homes. It's considered the most destructive fire in state history, and the death toll matches California's record for deaths in a single fire."
CBS News had the story with AP November 12, 2018. [2]
SEE ALSO:
"Why Does California Have So Many Wildfires?" (New York Times) [3]
"Some Neighbors Fled, Others Stayed To Fight As Fire Swept Through Bell Canyon" (Los Angeles Times) [5]
Associated Press Wildfire Roundup Page [6]
"California’s Most Destructive Wildfire Should Not Have Come As A Surprise" (Los Angeles Times) [7]
"Miley Cyrus, Neil Young, Gerard Butler Among Those To Lose Homes In California Wildfires" (CNN) [8]
2018 California Fire Tracker (San Francisco Chronicle) [9]
"California Statewide Fire Map" (CalFire) [10]
"Butte County Fire May Make Bay Area’s Air Quality Even Worse" (San Francisco Chronicle) [11]
"'It's Not Over Yet.' High Winds Feed California Wildfires As Death Toll Rises" (CNN) [12]
"More Than 200 Still Missing In California's Deadliest Wildfire On Record" (Reuters) [14]