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17 New Photos Show Impact Of California Wildfires

PHOTOS: Hundreds of wildfires continue to rip through the Golden State, bringing destruction and devastation to thousands.

Fire burns in the hollow of an old-growth redwood tree in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, CA, Monday, August. 24, 2020 after the CZU Lightning Complex wildfire tore through the park.
Fire burns in the hollow of an old-growth redwood tree in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, CA, Monday, August. 24, 2020 after the CZU Lightning Complex wildfire tore through the park. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

CALIFORNIA — Take a look below at some of the latest photos showing the aftermath of the wildfires in California. Click here to read the latest on the devastating blazes.


August 25, 2020


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The CZU August Lightning Complex Fire continues to burn Tuesday, near Bonny Doon, California.

AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

A fire-ravaged neighborhood is seen in Boulder Creek, California, after the the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passed by.

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The wooded terrain of Boulder Creek, California, is left desolate after the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passed by.


Monday, August 24, 2020

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Following the LNU Lightning Complex fires, a sign reading "Vaca Strong" adorns a charred hillside in Vacaville, California.


AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

A police vehicle is seen under a forest being burned by the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire near in Bonny Doon, California.


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Following the LNU Lightning Complex fires, a sheriff's deputy patrols the evacuated community of Spanish Flat in Napa County, California.

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Scorched trees line a hillside at the border of Napa County, California, as the LNU Lightning Complex fires burn nearby.


AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

A wildfire-damaged sign welcomes visitors in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California.


AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Fire burns in the hollow of an old-growth redwood tree in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California. The CZU Lightning Complex wildfire tore through the park but most of the redwoods, some as old as 2,000 years, were still standing.


AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

A fallen old-growth redwood tree falls over a road leading up park headquarters, in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California.


Sunday, August 23, 2020


AP Photo/Noah Berger

Howard Forest Helitack firefighters return to their helicopter after battling the LNU Lightning Complex in unincorporated Lake County, California.


Friday, August 21, 2020


AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Firefighters make a stand in the backyard of a home in front of the advancing CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in Boulder Creek, California.


AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

A firefighter monitors the advance of the the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in Boulder Creek, California.


AP Photo/Noah Berger

Firefighters protect a home in the Berryessa Estates neighborhood of unincorporated Napa County, California as the LNU Lightning Complex fires burn.

The blaze forced thousands to flee and destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures.


AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Firefighters battle the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in the backyard of a home in Boulder Creek, California.


AP Photo/Noah Berger

A firefighter rubs his head while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood of unincorporated Napa County, California.

The blaze forced thousands to flee and destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures.


AP Photo/Noah Berger

A face adorns a hillside scorched by the LNU Lightning Complex fires in unincorporated Napa County, California. The blaze forced thousands to flee and destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures.

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