Focus

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
A
A
A
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

United States
California
Wildfire
Death
More Like This
Some scientists have even proposed that endurance hunting contributed to humans evolving bodies that are so different to other primates, which are not capable of long-distance running. Photo for illustrative purposes only - 123RF
Some scientists have even proposed that endurance hunting contributed to humans evolving bodies that are so different to other primates, which are not capable of long-distance running. Photo for illustrative purposes only - 123RF
World How hunting may have turned humans into long-distance runners
Endurance hunting contributed to humans evolving bodies that are so different to other primates, which are not capable of long-distance running.
Photo for illustration purposes only. - 123RF
Photo for illustration purposes only. - 123RF
World 17,000 elderly living alone died at home over three months from January to March - Japan survey
TOKYO - A survey by Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) showed Tuesday that 17,034 elderly people living alone died at home across the country in January-March, as reported by Jiji Press. Based on this data, the total number of such deaths in 2024 is estimated to reach approximately...
Photo for illustrative purposes only.
Photo for illustrative purposes only.
World Over one third of Aussies facing financial difficulties: Survey
It was the highest rate of financial stress measured by the survey since February 2020.
This photo taken on April 28, 2024 shows the seaplane terminal at Velana International Airport in Male, the Maldives. - Photo by XINHUA
This photo taken on April 28, 2024 shows the seaplane terminal at Velana International Airport in Male, the Maldives. - Photo by XINHUA
World Chinese-built airport project helps Maldives tourism take off
MALE - As planes from around the world land smoothly at Velana International Airport in the Maldives, workers from Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) are busy decorating the new VIP terminal with strips and wood veneers, during the May Day International Labor Day, to ensure the airport...