Cramped shelters, illnesses, few resources: Camp Fire evacuees feel the strain

Resources to help the tens of thousands of Camp Fire evacuees are strapped.

Resources to help the tens of thousands of Camp Fire evacuees are strapped. Photo credit: U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac

Resources to help the tens of thousands of Camp Fire evacuees are strapped. Shelters are overcrowded. Hotels are at capacity. People are living in tents. A stomach illness resembling norovirus is spreading. Now weather forecasters are predicting heavy rain this week, which could worsen the situation.

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Adriana Cargill