
Kincade fire: Emergency declared across California as fires rage
2019-10-28 08:37:33 source:BBC
October 28, 2019
Californian Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide emergency as wildfires, whipped up by fierce winds, continue to sweep through the area.
Some 180,000 people in the north have been ordered to leave their homes and roads around Santa Rosa were packed with cars as people tried to flee.
Tens of thousands of homes are under threat from the wildfires.
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