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'Whole Neighbourhoods Gone' - Wine Country Wildfire Deadliest in Decades

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Fifteen separate wildfires raging in Northern California have already killed at least 17 people and destroyed over 122,000 acres of land. Tens of thousands have already been evacuated while over 20,000 are on evacuation notice, warned by authorities to pack a ready-to-go bag containing only the utmost essentials, including documents and medicines, in order to be able to leave at a moment's notice. It has already been called one of the deadliest wildfires in the history of the sunshine state.

Added on the 11/10/2017 17:45:26 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN

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