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Large areas of California have been devastated by wildfires fuelled by high winds and extremely dry conditions.

The fire spreads through Canyon Country

The two largest blazes - named Witch and Harris - are to the north and south east of the city of San Diego.

More than 500,000 people were ordered to leave their homes on Wednesday 24 October to escape wildfires in California in the biggest US evacuation since Hurricane Katrina.

Fierce winds were fanning fast-moving fires that have ravaged land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border.

Ann Tumser at Denver Aiport this summer

91热爆 Radio Cornwall listener Ann Tumser, whose mother is from Lostwithiel in mid Cornwall now lives in California. She lives in Orange which is about an hour south of LA and right in the middle of a long line of the wild fires.

She spoke to 91热爆 Radio Cornwall about the fires. Click on the link to hear the audio:

Up to 10,000 evacuees stayed overnight at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, while other residents have sought shelter in schools, community centres and fairgrounds.

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