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The death toll from Northern California's wildfires now stands at 15, officials say, with a total of nine confirmed fatalities in Sonoma County. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said on its Twitter page that the number of dead had increased from seven to nine. Three others are dead in Mendocino County, two more in Napa and one in Yuba, officials say. In Sonoma County, more than 200 people have been reported missing, and 45 of those have since been located, officials said.
The fires have burned 115,000 acres statewide and destroyed at least 2,000 homes and businesses, Cal Fire Ken Pimlott said Tuesday. More than 4,000 emergency workers have been deployed to help battle the fires, including a massive effort at McClellan Air Park, where a record 45 missions were flown Monday that dumped 266,000 acres of retardant on the blazes.
Vice President Mike Pence visited the state's emergency operations center at Mather Air Park Tuesday and announced that President Trump had approved the state's request for federal assistance in the counties of Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Sonoma, and Yuba.
Also at CNN, The Washington Post, KQED, LA Times, and NPR.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Tuesday October 10 2017, @08:46PM (7 children)
What, no comments about owing Wall Street money or how much they're costing the economy?
(Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday October 10 2017, @09:14PM (6 children)
On the contrary, this was an enormously profitable area, not burdened with loans they could never pay back.
There's no Wall Street arms for the President to twist for debt forgiveness.
With at least some wineries burned to the ground and vineyards broiled (weeks before harvest) it remains to be seen if there will be much of a crop this year. Somebody's going to pay. Anyone who likes a glass of wine.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 10 2017, @09:27PM
Actually lots had to harvest early, but if the fields burned then their storage was probably acrewed as well.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by sjames on Tuesday October 10 2017, @09:29PM (3 children)
Are you sure [sfchronicle.com]?
(Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday October 10 2017, @09:39PM (2 children)
Sanoma and Napa is not the same as California.
But I do notice a similarity of party affiliation between California and Puerto Rico.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Tuesday October 10 2017, @10:01PM (1 child)
...And Sanoma and Napa counties.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 10 2017, @10:48PM
a similarity of party affiliation between
[Sonoma] and Napa counties
Bay area counties [wikimedia.org]
2012 election [wikimedia.org]
2016 election [wikimedia.org]
Rule of thumb: As you go inland, things get less Blue-ish.
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday October 10 2017, @09:29PM
Wall Street rejoice - they will be burdened by loans - from now on, all your profits are belong to us!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford