Powerful winds drove more than a dozen wildfires across several counties in California on Monday, burning more than 100,000 acres, destroying 1,500 homes, and reportedly killing 11 people. In Sonoma County, the sheriff’s office stated that roughly 150 people have been reported missing due to the fires. The dry conditions are expected to last for at least another week, as Californians still battle one of the most destructive wildfire episodes their state has ever experienced.
Photos of California's Destructive Wildfires
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An inmate firefighter monitors flames as a house burns in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. #
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A helicopter drops water near homes at the Anaheim Hills neighborhood in Anaheim, California, on October 9, 2017, after a fire spread quickly through the area prompting mandatory evacuations and freeway closures. #
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From left: Vincent Yeoh, Ai Peng, and Estella Fong, all from Malaysia, cover their mouths from smoke coming from a burning Hilton Sonoma Wine Country hotel, where they were all staying, in Santa Rosa, California, on October 9, 2017. #
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Fire burns from an open gas valve near the pool area at the Journey's End trailer park on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Santa Rosa, California, after a wildfire destroyed nearly all of the roughly 160 units in the park for residents over age 55. #
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Firefighters water down a house destroyed by a the fire in the Anaheim Hills neighborhood in Anaheim, California, on October 9, 2017, after a fire spread quickly through the area destroying homes, prompting mandatory evacuations and freeway closures. #
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