US government approves aid as California battles raging wildfires

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Last Updated : Jul 29 2018 | 7:45 AM IST

The US federal government approved aid today for California as thousands of firefighters battled to contain a series of deadly raging wildfires that have killed six people, including two young children and their great grandmother, and destroyed hundreds of buildings.

The largest of the fires menacing the state has nearly doubled in size, while another pushed thousands of people to flee and a third forced the partial closure of the popular Yosemite National Park.

A huge column of smoke rotated rapidly above the massive Carr Fire with such strength it looked like a tornado in a fire whirl sometimes dubbed a "firenado."

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First Published: Jul 29 2018 | 7:45 AM IST

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