Redding districts in northern California and surrounding areas have been affected by ash, 8 people have been killed and about 20,000 people have been evacuated according to sources.

The forest fires in the state of California cannot be extinguished. For the past week, authorities announced more than a thousand houses were burned in the 17th district, mainly in the town of Shasta in the northern part of the province and in the Redding region.

Only 35 percent of the fire is taken under control the source said, which affected the 490 square kilometer area. 12 thousand firefighters participate in the extinguishing work.

California Forestry and Fire Protection Spokesperson Mike Mohler said the province spent more than a quarter of the annual fire budget (at least $ 125 million) in just one month.

On the other hand, three new fires have been reported in the Sierra Nevada region.

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