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Number of missing in California fire jumps past 600
President Donald Trump is set to visit California on Saturday to meet with victims of the wildfires.
PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 15: An aerial view of a neighborhood destroyed by the Camp Fire on November 15, 2018 in Paradise, California. Fueled by high winds and low humidity the Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise charring over 140,000 acres, killing at least 56 people and destroying over 8,500 homes and businesses. The fire is currently at 40 percent containment. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP
The number of people listed as missing in one of California’s deadliest wildfires has skyrocketed past 600, authorities said Thursday, as the remains of seven additional victims were found by rescuers.
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said the number of missing had more than doubled during the day to 631 as investigators went back and checked emergency calls made when the fire broke out a week ago.
“I want you to understand that the chaos we were dealing with was extraordinary” when the fire started, he told journalists, in explaining the staggering new number.
The seven additional victims brings to 63 the number of people who have died in the so-called Camp Fire in northern California.
At least three other people have died in southern California in another blaze dubbed the Woolsey Fire.
President Donald Trump is set to visit California on Saturday to meet with victims of the wildfires believed to be the worst in the state’s history.
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