Dry conditions, high temperatures, and strong winds have once more spawned several large and destructive wildfires across the state of California. Thousands of firefighters are now battling multiple blazes that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the past few weeks, and recently claimed at least eight lives. Gathered below: a collection of images of those affected by these recent fires, and some of the dramatic scenes of destruction left in their wake.
Dramatic Photos of the California Wildfires
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Hannah Whyatt poses for a friend's photo as smoke from the Ferguson Fire fills Yosemite Valley on July 25, 2018, in Yosemite National Park. Campsites and lodges emptied out after disappointed tourists were ordered to leave the heart of Yosemite National Park by noon Wednesday, as firefighters battled to contain a huge wildfire just to the west that has threatened the park's forest and sent up smoke that obscured grand vistas of waterfalls and sheer granite faces. #
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Kambryn Brilz, 12, holds her dog, Zoe, in front of what remains of her burned home, after she was returned safely by a neighbor during the Carr Fire in Redding on July 27, 2018. #
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The California highway-patrol sergeant David Fawson holds a month-old fawn that was located by Cal Fire without a mother inside the Carr Fire line near Redding on July 28, 2018. Fawson evacuated the deer to safety with a wildlife rescue group. #
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A young gray fox pants while taking cover under a side rail on the side of the road during 108-degree heat as the Carr Fire rages on near Whiskeytown, California, on July 27, 2018. #
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