Wildfires this year have left at least 40 people dead in California, according to The New York Times.

More than 7,000 structures have been destroyed. Throughout California, Oregon and Washington, wildfires have destroyed five million acres.

According to the Red Cross, two recent California wildfires have caused more than 70,000 people to evacuate.

Recently, after two wildfires spread across California, four individuals were found dead.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the wildfires that began on Monday have destroyed 146 homes, with more than 1,500 structures threatened.

The Red Cross has announced that the two recent California wildfires caused more than 70,000 individuals to evacuate, as the wildfires have burned five million acres across California, Oregon and Washington

"Firefighters stopped the forward spread and have approximately 50% containment. The threat to structures has been mitigated, and evacuation orders lifted, allowing residents to return home. One lane, controlled access on Hwy 16 at Ione Rd. to Old Sacramento Rd," the fire service tweeted.

"We've evacuated, and we are watching the news and watching my district burn again," Susan Gorin, a Sonoma County supervisor said Monday morning from a hotel in Novato where she had evacuated to.

"I fear that it's heading into those areas that lost homes and were rebuilt, and I fear they will burn again."

Cal Fire added that the fire continues to burn in the grass, oak woodland, chaparral and mixed timber.

"Hot and dry conditions are forecasted again today with temperatures climbing into the 90's with afternoon humidity in the low-teens. Firefighters will aggressively work towards establishing more containment today," it said.