One person died and 10 homes burned in a fire that started Saturday in California's Carmel Valley south of Monterey, fire officials said. Two nearby communities are under evacuation as the fire has burned 1,200 acres so far and is only 10% contained, according to the state wildfire fighting agency, CalFire.

Three other people have died so far in this summer's wildfires: a 72-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis who couldn't get out of her house, a 66-year-old man who didn't follow evacuation orders, and an elderly person who was found by cadaver dogs.

Two more large wildfires burning for days in Northern California have destroyed more than 1,000 homes and hundreds of outbuildings, fire authorities said.

The Valley Fire has consumed 585 homes as while raging through Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties over the course of a week. It has destroyed hundreds of other structures and scorched more than 70,000 acres of land, according to Cal Fire.

(Source: CNN)