California wildfire: Death toll rises to 76

Updated:6 years, 11 months ago

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The death toll in the raging California wildfire rose to 76, as five more sets of human remains were found during the ongoing rescue operations. The massive blaze, US's deadliest and most destructive wildfires to ever strike California, has ravaged over 9,800 homes and torched 149,000 acres since it began on November 8 at Camp Fire in northern California. There is a list of missing people, comprising almost 1,300 names. Officials have hoped that they would be able to trace those people in the coming days. Over 98,000 acres have been scorched since the blaze began.