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Iran Sympathizes with US over Deadly California Fires

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has expressed deep regret over the devastating wildfires in the US state of California, which have killed dozens of people so far.

In his Thursday statement, Qassemi also offered sympathy to the American nation and the bereaved families of the victims.

The statewide death toll in California’s wildfires reached 50 late on Tuesday, as authorities reported six more deaths in the Camp fire in the north of the state.

The deaths from the Camp fire, the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history, have increased to 48, the sheriff of Northern California’s Butte County said.

103 people are also missing — most of them senior citizens — in Butte County.

Authorities have requested that 100 National Guard troops join cadaver dogs, mobile morgues and anthropology teams in the grim search and recovery of human remains.

A couple hugging on Nov. 9 as they watch a wildfire on a Los Angeles hilltop / Photo by AP
The Paradise Inn burns on Nov. 8 / Photo by Getty Images
A plane drops fire retardant on the Woolsey Fire near Malibu on Nov. 12 / Photo by Getty Images
A couple embracing at a shelter in Chico on Nov. 12 after their home was devasted by Camp Fire / Photo by AP
Wildfires tear across California / Photo by AP
A survivor crying on Nov. 10 near the remains of her family's home in Paradise, California / Photo by AP
Dogs roam a burned-out neighbourhood in Paradise, California / Photo by Getty Images

 

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