High winds fan California wildfires
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Thousands of people are being forced to evacuate their homes due to massive wildfires across California that have left millions without power
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Active wildfires (as of Oct 29)

Red flag warning (hazardous wildfire conditions)
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OREGON
Redding
Santa Rosa
Carson City
Sacramento 
San Francisco
Fresno
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
ARIZONA
U.S. MEXICO
San Jose
PACIFIC OCEAN
NEVADA
San Diego

300km 185 miles
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Sonoma County: Wine country blaze now covers 300,000 sq km. About 156,000 people still under evacuation orders, mostly from city of Santa Rosa
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Some 2.2 million people lacking electricity after power shut off by Pacific Gas & Electric in northern part of state to prevent equipment from sparking blazes
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Southern California: Blaze sweeps through star- studded hills of Los Angeles, destroying at least eight homes and forcing thousands to flee
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Sources: Associated Press, LA Times, National Weather Service
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