At least 25 people were killed and 300,000 people are under evacuation orders as blazing wildfires continued engulfing towns in both ends of the US state of California. /Reuters Photo
In the Camp Fire burning in Northern California, over 6,700 houses in the town of Paradise and its surrounding communities are in smoking ruins. /Reuters Photo
At least 23 people were confirmed dead in the inferno and another 100 are still missing, making it the third-deadliest wildfire on record in the state. /Reuters Photo
Another two people were killed in the wildfire burning near the Hollywood resort town of Malibu in Southern California, where residents forced from their homes included Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian West. /Reuters Photo
More than 8,000 firefighters were deployed to battle the blazes in Northern and Southern California. /Reuters Photo
Drought, warmer weather attributed to climate change and the homes built deeper into forests have led to longer and more destructive wildfire seasons in California, AP reported. /Reuters Photo
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