California wildfires: Death toll reaches 56 | Namaste Bharat

The death toll from the destructive wildfires in California has increased to 56, while manypeople remain unaccounted for, authorities said. 

More than 9,600 firefighters, including many from out of state, were battling wildfires across California.

By Thursday, Camp Fire, which has destroyed about 9,700 homes and scorched 141,000 acres in Northern California, was 40 per cent contained.

The Woolsey Fire, which like the Camp Fire began on November 8, has burned more than 98,000 acres and destroyed more than 500 structures.