Death toll rises as fires choke US west coast and Trump response is lambasted

• 33 people have died since start of outbreak in mid-August
• He's going to tell us, I'm going to send you rakes instead of help
• Opinion: Trump doesn't care - the west didn't vote for him

The death toll from wildfires choking the west coast of the US continued to rise on Sunday as authorities feared more bodies were likely to be found in the charred ruins of towns across several states, and politicians lambasted Donald Trump for his response to the escalating crisis.

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