The death toll from the devastating wildfires in northern California has risen to 23, with emergency authorities unable to get control of the blazes across the region.
With the fires now in their fourth day, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, with some suburbs and towns being completely destroyed by the fast-moving flames.
Our reporter Mary Maccarthy is near the city of Santa Rosa, and says the situation is increasingly desperate.
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As well as those known to have died in the fires, several hundred people are unaccounted for.