China News Service, November 20th According to the Central News Agency, , California, , encountered the deadliest wildfire in history, and search and rescue personnel are burning out the ruins of the town, looking for traces of 993 missing people. The wildfire has been raging for many days, claiming at least 77 lives.
As of the evening of November 18, wildfires in California in the United States have been burning for ten days, and this wildfire continues to break the record of death and destruction of wildfires across the United States.
reported that the Butte Sheriff's Office said in a statement that the number of missing persons believed to have dropped from 1,276 on the evening of the 18th to 283, but no other details were disclosed.
Relevant officials said on the evening of the 18th that the bodies of 77 victims have been found. The fire caused on the 8th has now been controlled by 65%.
Rainfall is expected this week, which may help put out the fire, but will increase the risk of flooding and earth-rock flow, which will make it even harder for 46,000 people receiving evacuation orders.
Many fire victims temporarily live at homes of relatives and friends, while others set up tents or sleep in their cars.
Boutte County Police Department said that the list of missing persons was compiled based on the information received from the special hotline, email and emergency number 911 based on the first time after the fire caused chaos.
Relevant departments said some of the missing persons may have survived, but their families or officials have not been notified yet, because they may have lacked telecommunications services or were not aware that someone was looking for them.
In addition to casualties, the fire also caused the heaviest property damage in history. After at least 13,600 buildings and other buildings were burned, it also faced the challenge of providing long-term shelter for thousands of displaced victims.
