The death toll from California's fires has risen to 84 — and nearly 1,000 people are still missing

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• The death toll from the California wildfires has risen to 84. Around 990 people are still missing.
• The Camp Fire in Northern California destroyed an entire town in less than a day and has killed at least 81 people, making it the deadliest fire in the state's history. It was 80% contained on Wednesday.
• The Woolsey Fire on the outskirts of Los Angeles burned nearly 97,000 acres and is now 100% contained. 
• California wildfires are becoming so frequent and pervasive that local officials say there's almost no need for the term "wildfire season" anymore.

The flames from California's deadliest wildfire have mostly retreated into forested, unpopulated areas of the state, but the death toll is still rising.

Rains are now soaking the water-starved northern part of the state, but the precipitation brings a threat of  mudslides and makes efforts to recover human remains trickier.

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