
More than 200 fire engines and firefighting crews from around the country were being rushed to California on Wednesday to help battle infernos which have left at least 31 people dead and thousands homeless. / AFP PHOTO / Elijah Nouvelage

Multiple wind-driven fires continue to ravage the area burning structures and causing widespread evacuations. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON

Rush said he and his wife and dog escaped with only their medication, a bag of dog food when flames overtook their entire neighborhood on October 9. The toll from Northern California’s ranging wildfires continued to grow as officials said the fires destroyed up to 2,000 structures and killed at least 31 people. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck