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Words by: Kevin Keise

If losing their homes to the disastrous wildfires weren’t enough, victims of the affected in nearly all the burned areas will now prepare for massive rainfall and dangerous mudslides.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for the Campfire burn areas near Paradise, with rains expected to fall across Northern California. They can expect 3 to 6 inches of rain from Wednesday through Friday.

Because of dangerous flames and toxic air, this news brings slight relief, but because of the excessive amount of rain, those areas face new dangers. The flood watch states that there’s a chance of heavy rain which could trigger “flash floods, rockslides and/or debris flows.”

The National Weather Service warning also stated, “This could quickly become a dangerous situation. Residents, emergency responders, persons traveling within the burn area should remain alert and take action should heavy rain develop.”

South California areas affected by the Woolsey and Hill Fires, near Malibu, has been issued an advisory warning you about future mudslides. The National Weather Service stated that Wednesday on into Thursday morning, victims from those areas may be getting between .2 to .7 inches of rain — or 1.25 in the foothills of the area — which could cause mudslides.

Mudslides are common after wildfires occur. According to Maggie Johnson, an AccuWeather meteorologist, the ash makes the ground “slick” after a fire and that the there is no longer any vegetation to create friction, or to stop the mudflow, as the rain falls. As a result, mudslides.

Even a few inches can cause mudslides and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (Cal Fire) in Southern California advise residents in burned areas to take safety precautions. They’re calling this a “very realistic threat” and residents should not take evacuation orders “lightly.”

Earlier this year, 21 people died in Southern California because of mudslides after heavy rainfall hit areas near Montecito. Dangerous wildfires also hit Montecito.

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Words by: Kevin Keise

The fire that began five days ago, and still burning uncontrollably, on Camp Road in Paradise, North California just became the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history. Monday as the death total rose to 42; President Donald Trump declared the devastation as a major disaster.

“I just approved an expedited request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of California,” he wrote on Twitter. “Wanted to respond quickly in order to alleviate some of the incredible suffering going on. I am with you all the way. God Bless all of the victims and families affected.”

As officials continued to search for the remains of thousand burned-out lost homes, they recovered the remains of 13 additional victims; three were found in the Concow area.

Three of the 13 victims identified Monday were Ernest Foss, 65, of Paradise; Jesus Fernandez, 48, of Concow; and Carl Wiley, 77, of Magalia.

This death total shatters the previous record held by a Los Angeles brush fire in 1933 that killed 29.

The 42 bodies found in Northen California, combined with the bodies found in the Woolsey Fire in Southern California brings the state-wide deaths from active wildland fires to 44.

In a Monday wildfire update that happened 7 p.m. (10 p.m. ET), the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the Camp Fire burned through 117,000 acres and is 30 percent contained.

Officials have said the blaze may not be fully contained until the end of the month and is still unclear how many people were still missing after the inferno roared through rural Butte County, north of Sacramento.

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