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Death toll rises to 4 as wildfires in US state continue to spread

03 Aug 2022 09:33am
The wildfire is spreading in northern California's Klamath National Forest, just south of the Oregon border. - Bernama Photo
The wildfire is spreading in northern California's Klamath National Forest, just south of the Oregon border. - Bernama Photo
HOUSTON - The death toll in northern California's wildfires doubled Tuesday when search and rescue crews discovered two bodies in separate homes along the fire's perimeter, reported Anadolu Agency.

"This brings the confirmed fatality number to 4," tweeted the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department.

Two bodies were found in a burned car Monday along the path of the McKinney fire which has scorched more than 22,662 hectares of land, making it the largest wildfire in the state this year.

"It’s really tragic when a fire gets up and moves this fast and basically takes out a community," fire incident management team spokesperson Mike Lindbery said in a statement. "And unfortunately, it didn't only take out a community, it took the lives of two people."

The wildfire is spreading in northern California's Klamath National Forest, just south of the Oregon border.

More than 100 homes and buildings have been destroyed by the blaze.

Nearly 3,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes. - BERNAMA

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