Firefighters have been battling almost 600 blazes – sparked by a staggering 12,000 lightning strikes – for a week.
Californians braced Sunday for a troubling shift in the weather that was expected to bring gusty winds, more sizzling temperatures and potential lightning strikes that could ignite new wildfires across an already ravaged state.
“Tuesday night when I went to bed I had a beautiful home on a beautiful ranch,” said Hank Hanson, 81, of Vacaville. “By Wednesday night, I have nothing but a bunch of ashes.”Cal Fire Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday announced that the White House had granted the state's request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration – that's despite President Donald Trump publicly chiding California over the wildfires last week.
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