Thousands of firefighters and rescue workers have been working tirelessly around the clock to battle the blaze that is being described as the worst in California’s history.
At the time of writing, the death toll has reached 48, and 50 statewide, with thousands of acres of land burned and houses destroyed.
In Malibu, some of the thousands of people who fled the wildfire are being allowed to return home, reports KMOV4.
People travelling along a highway near Los Angeles came close to a brushfire north of the Woolsey fire, that threatened to spill over onto the road.
You can see firefighters working to keep it at bay:
Here’s CBS news with a quick update on the current situation:
Camp Fire
- Location: Butte County
- 130 000 acres burned
- 35 percent contained
- 48 fatalities confirmed, 3 firefighters injured
- 228 people unaccounted for
- 8 817 structures destroyed, 7,600 of them homes
Woolsey Fire
- Location: Los Angeles County, Ventura County
- 97 114 acres burned (roughly the size of Denver)
- 40 percent contained
- 2 fatalities confirmed, 3 firefighters injured
- Some 370 structures destroyed, 57 000 in danger
Hill Fire
- Location: Ventura County
- 4 531 acres burned
- 92 percent contained
Trump, of course, has sent “thoughts and prayers”, after blaming the forest fires on “poor management”.
He has finally approved an emergency disaster declaration making federal resources available to affected communities.
