Kory Honea
Death Toll Climbs to 48 in California's Most Lethal Wildfire Disaster
The remains of six more victims were found on Tuesday in and around a northern California town overrun by flames last week, raising the death toll to 48 in a wildfire disaster already ranked as California's most lethal and destructive in state history, Reuters reports.
California Fires Death Toll Rises to 31
The death toll from wildfires raging in California rose to 31 on Sunday after six more people were found killed in what was poised to become the deadliest wildfire in state history, reported Reuters.
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Mass evacuation as rains strain tallest US dam
Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California on Feb. 13 after damage to the overflow channel of the tallest dam in the United States raised fears the spillway could collapse.
The reservoir of the Oroville Dam, located 120 kilometers north of the state capital Sacramento, had been completely full after several weeks of heavy rain.
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