The wildfires that are rampaging across California are absolutely devastating. Eleven people have lost their lives so far, with nine of these being in Paradise, a town in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The town bore the brunt of the most destructive wildfire recorded in California, and was pretty much flattened.
The damage this fire has made is now being realised, and looks like it will cause more before it can be halted.
Our thoughts go out to those who have lost loved ones, and their homes.
Click below to read the article on the impact of this disaster.