15-11-2018 18:54 via yahoo.com

California authorities take DNA samples to identify fire victims

California authorities were taking DNA samples from relatives on Thursday to help identify victims of the western US state's deadly wildfires and seeking to track down some 300 missing persons.At least 59 deaths have been reported so far from the sprawling blazes in northern and southern California and the toll is expected to rise as body recovery teams with sniffer dogs conduct house-to-house searches.Fifty-six of the deaths and most of those unaccounted for are from the Butte County town of Pa
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