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At least one thousand people are still missing in California during the recent worst wildfires in history. More than 70 people have died and thousands become homeless as wildfires destroyed their houses. The Camp Fire in northern California is one of the largest wildfires. It has destroyed most of the Paradise town and its destruction was started 9 days ago. BBC reported on Friday that the number of Californians missing rose from 631 to 1,011. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea pointed out that it was possible the list contained duplications and therefore might be larger than the true number of missing. He said, “I want you to understand that this is a dynamic list. The information I am providing you is raw data and we find there is the likely possibility that the list contains duplicate names”.

The officials have also warned that many of those on the list may not know they are considered missing and might be unable to contact those who are worried about their safety. Moreover, there may be some people among the dead who haven’t yet been reported missing. More than 142,000 acres have been entirely destroyed by the Camp Fire. Most of the Paradise town is forcing the evacuation of its almost 27,000 population. Rescue workers with cadaver dogs are still making their way through what is left of the town looking for survivors and bodies. Around 47,000 people were able to evacuate. Escapees are staying with friends and family, being housed in emergency shelters and even camping. The California Fire Department said that it has contained around 50% of the Camp Fire, though warned the blaze would not be fully controlled until the end of November.