Nine killed as California wildfires spread

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – At least nine people have been killed and more than 150,000 evacuated as two big wildfires rage in California, Officials say.

Five people of the dead were found in cars in a town that was destroyed by the Camp Fire in the State’s North.

West of Los Angeles, the Woolsey Fire jumped a major highway and headed into coastal areas, including the town of Malibu where some homes are ablaze.

Both fires are moving fast, fanned by strong winds.