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Images of the devastation from California wildfires
So far officials report 35 deaths, many of them in Sonoma County, famous for its wine industry.
The fire consumes a barn in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County. Firefighters are also battling fatigue, and unhelpful windy weather conditions which are not expected to improve in the coming days.
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A Glen Ellen resident in Sonoma County hurries to salvage some belongings from the fire.
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Colby Clark and his mother Bonnie Trexler are escorted by police to their home in Napa, where they hope to recover medicines and personal items.
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California firefighters in Calistoga, Napa's tourist city known for its wine tastings and its hot springs. "You should not be in Calistoga if you're not a rescue worker," said Mayor Chris Canning, who mentioned that disobeying the evacuation order is a unwanted distraction for the rescue workers.
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A house and a car burn in Fountaingrove, Santa Rosa. Most of the dead have been reported in Sonoma County, the area most affected by this disaster and where the largest number of people missing or have yet to be located by their families.
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An aerial shot of a charred street in Santa Rosa. The total number of reports of missing persons has risen to 900, but 437 have been found to be safe and sound, and these were cases in which they simply could not communicate with their families.
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Several vineyards in the Napa Valley were destroyed in the fires.
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An aerial view of a residential area in Santa Rosa, burned by fires.
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Un grupo de viviendas se queman en Santa Rosa, en el condado de Sonoma, al norte de California. Más de 100,000 acres y unas 2,000 estructuras han sido afectadas por los incendios.
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Flames on the ground in Peters Canyon Park, Orange, California.
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Wine barrels destroyed by fire at the Paradise Ridge winery in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County.
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A burning vineyard in Kenwood, Sonoma.
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A resident of Santa Rosa surveys his property destroyed by fire.
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An aerial view of North Bay, Sonoma, in northern California, where wildfires continue to rage,
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California governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in several counties, including Napa, Sonoma, and Yuba.
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A Napa Valley home in flames.
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In some localities, the fire was so violent that it consumed everything in its path very quickly, making it impossible for the authorities to save the structures.
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In 2016 California had 600 wildfires more than in 2015. The number of 2017 could be even higher, according tot experts at Cal Fire.
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The risk of fires is growing annually. By 2050, it is expected that officials will be on high alert for fires on 140 days out of the year.
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