California wildfires: statewide death toll rises to 50 as search for remains continues

The statewide death toll in California’s wildfires reached 50 late Tuesday, as authorities reported six more fatalities in the Camp fire in the north of the state.

The deaths from the Camp fire, the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history, have increased to 48, the Butte County sheriff, Kory Hone, said.

Two people have also died in the Woolsey fire, a major blaze around Los Angeles.

Authorities in northern California have ramped up the search for more victims buried in rubble left by the blaze that incinerated the town of Paradise.

Authorities have brought in cadaver dogs, mobile morgue units, rapid DNA identification units and 100 national guard troops.

More than 200 people remain missing, and local law enforcement plan to release a list of those individuals in the coming days.

Source: The Guardian