Wildfires have killed at least 10 people and destroyed or badly damaged more than 10,000 structures, authorities said
have started to trickle back to their evacuated homes in recent days, hoping against the odds that they were spared the worst of the devastation.The wildfires, among the worst natural disasters ever to hit California, had killed at least 10 people as of Friday morning and destroyed or badly damaged more than 10,000 structures, authorities said.
Later they watched the progression of the fire that day on their home security camera. “At five, we saw the neighbour’s house across the street go. Then our camera went out.”Avocado tree offers sliver of hope En route to see the charred plot of land where her home once stood, Johnson, sitting in the passenger seat of a car, pointed ahead of her and told a Reuters reporter, “This is where I live.”Her voice rose a little as she noted that her avocado tree survived. It was one of the few signs of hope in sight.On the street
A day earlier they were able to reach the home by car and found it burned down to the foundations, still smouldering. Lewis said that his garage was still on fire that day.
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