Wildfires fanned by strong winds have ripped through Californian wine country, killing at least 10 people, forcing some 20,000 residents to flee and destroying 1,500 homes and businesses.
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| Wildfires whipped by powerful winds have swept through Northern California. |
Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for northern California's wine-making Napa, Sonoma, and Yuba counties as the blazes raged unchecked and engulfed the region in thick, billowing smoke that drifted into San Francisco and Oakland.
A state of emergency was also declared in Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Nevada and Orange counties.
At least seven people died in the winemaking region of Sonoma, while two died in neighbouring Napa and another was killed in a blaze further north.
At least 100 others were injured, with the majority of those treated for smoke inhalation.
Read the ABC News story - “California wildfires: Ten dead, tens of thousands flee as fires rip through Napa, Orange County.”
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