At least 24 deaths have been reported in the aftermath of the California wildfires. An exact death toll has not been revealed.
Residents of Southern California faced extreme wildfires that began last Tuesday, and the aftermath has left several Black families to mourn the deaths of loved ones who did not make it out of their homes.
NBC News reported that at least 24 victims died across the Los Angeles area, due to the wildfires that destroyed thousands of structures and forced around 180,000 residents to evacuate their homes. The exact death toll from the incident has not been revealed; however, for Anthony Mitchell, two family members, his father Anthony, 67, and younger brother Justin, are dead after they stayed behind in their Altadena home. The 67-year-old, who was also a great-grandfather of 10, stayed behind with Justin, who had cerebral palsy and was unable to walk. They were waiting for an ambulance to come for them to be evacuated, The Minnesota Star Tribune noted. “He probably could have gotten himself out, but he wasn’t going to leave my brother,” Mitchell said about his dad, who had an amputated leg and used a wheelchair to get around. ”He was not going to leave his son behind. No matter what,” said daughter Hajime White…