California wildfire: Death Toll rises to 21

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 04:18 PM

California wildfire: Death Toll rises to 21

California, OCt 12: The deadliest wildfire erupted in northern California and the death toll has reached to 21. Currently, hundreds of firefighters are still battling the flames in multiple areas of the region.

Many people have been Injured and have been hospitalized and about 170,000 acres of land has been burnt and destroyed at least 3,500 structures and forced nearly 20,000 residents to evacuate.

National Interagency Fire Center said that "more than 2,700 firefighters and support personnel are battling the fires."

United States President Donald Trump has said that "the federal government will stand with the people of California after the devastating wildfires blazing through the region led to a massive destruction.



President added that "I want to say a few words to the people of California. Great state. Especially with those in Napa. Napa has been hit so hard. And Sonoma. As they deal with the tragic loss of life and property to devastating wildfires".

Officials expect the death toll to rise and the high winds in the coming days could complicate efforts to contain fires.