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Life after the fire

Wildfires in California have forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes. The Guardian is following their stories as they rebuild

3 September 2020

  • An aerial image of the remnants of Jim and Leonore Wilson’s house 10 days after it burned down during the LNU Lightning Complex fire, taken on Saturday, August 29th, 2020, in Napa, CA.

    My family built our dream home in the woods. It was no match for wildfire

    The Wilson family lost their home in California’s Hennessy fire. But they’re not abandoning the land they love

2 September 2020

  • Bill Nichols, 84, works to save his home as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through Vacaville, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Nichols has lived in the home for 77 years. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

    A California family faced 14 wildfires in six years. Nothing prepared them for this year's inferno

    Christa Petrillo Haefner’s family had dealt with fires on their ranch before but the LNU Lightning Complex fire cost them dearly

31 August 2020

  • Cole and Verónica Mazariegos-Anastassiou on Cascade Ranch.

    'Everything around us is destroyed': four friends started a farm. They didn't plan for a raging wildfire

    ‘It’s almost comical, looking back to when we thought Covid-19 would be the biggest blow to us this year,’ said an owner of Brisa de Año farm

30 August 2020

  • Brittny Daskey, her partner and daughter recently lost their home in Lake Hughes, California.

    'Our house is ash and rubble:' fleeing a wildfire while eight months pregnant

    Huge fires have burned through neighborhoods across California, displacing thousands amid a global pandemic
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