translated from Spanish: Fires in California have left 23 dead and more than 100 missing persons

Sheriff investigators have begun the agonizing task of tracking down the remains of the most destructive fire in California in search of the dead . For Saturday, the death toll had reached 23, but appeared likely to increase. With all the city of Paradise off and still raging fire in the surrounding communities, the Sheriff of Butte Condado, Kory Honea, said that the County was bringing a fifth search and recovery team. A team of anthropology at California State University, also was helping, because in some cases “the only remains found are bones or bone fragments”.” This we weigh all”, Honea said. “I and especially those members of staff who are doing what is important work, but certainly a difficult job.” The victims have not been identified, but the Department has a list of 110 people believed missing. Officials hope that many of the elderly people in the list are simply in other places without cell phones or are not in contact with their loved ones. Honea said that the Agency was also bringing a mobile DNA lab and encouraged people with missing relatives to send samples to help in the identification process. The death toll made the Camp Fire was the third most deadly registered in the State, another statistic of a now registered in 164 square miles (425 square kilometers) fire that has cost at least $8.1 million to fight so far, said Steve Kaufmann, a spokesman for the Department of forestry and fire in California.

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