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Wildfires raging in California

Huge wildfires are causing chaos in California, in America.

So far, two people have died and about 12,000 others have had to leave their homes as the flames tear through neighbourhoods north of Los Angeles.

More than 1,000 firefighters are battling to put out the blazes, but officials say strong winds are fanning the flames, making it really difficult.

The man in charge of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has declared a state of emergency in two of its counties.

Wildfires are a big problem in southern California between October and February.

That's because warm, desert winds blow into the area drying out plants and making it easier for fires to start and spread quickly.