More than a dozen wildfires burning across Northern California have destroyed at least 5,700 structures, and are being blamed for 40 deaths now, making this California's deadliest-ever wildfire event. Authorities are saying that recent calmer winds and containment efforts have allowed firefighters to gain a measure of control over some of the blazes, but much work remains to be done. Tens of thousands of residents who were forced to evacuate are now waiting for the signal to return to their neighborhoods and see what, if any, damage may have taken place.
Deadly Wildfires Continue Across Northern California
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A firefighter carries a water hose to put out a fire along Highway 29 on October 13, 2017, near Calistoga, California. Firefighters gained some ground on a blaze burning in the heart of California's wine country but faced another tough day ahead with low humidity and high winds expected to return. #
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A search and rescue team searches for bodies at a property where a person was reported missing in Santa Rosa on October 12, 2017. Hundreds of people are still missing in massive wildfires which have swept through California killing at least 40 people and damaging thousands of homes, businesses, and other buildings. #
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Search and Rescue personnel look for human remains in the Journey's End mobile home park following the damage caused by the Tubbs Fire on October 13, 2017, in Santa Rosa. #
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An unidentified cat that injured his paws when wildfires swept through California wine country is cared for at Sonoma County Animal Services in Santa Rosa on October 14, 2017. In a frantic race to escape the flames, many people were forced to leave their pets behind, and many are being brought to the county animal shelter where a team of veterinarians is looking after them. #
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Firefighter Terry Sanders and son Isaac, 11, who lost their home in a wildfire, comfort each other in front of their neighbor's home destroyed by the same wildfire after trying to find sentimental items belonging to the neighbor in Santa Rosa on October 14, 2017. #
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A boy pauses in the dance room where donations are dropped off and can be picked up at McCarty's Bar, which turned into an evacuation center in Redwood Valley, California, on October 14, 2017. #
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Smoke from wildland fires in rural Sonoma County, Napa County, Mendocino County, and other nearby North Bay counties has been pushed approximately 45 miles into the San Francisco Bay, tinting the sunlight seen from Alameda, California, on October 12, 2017. #
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