After a day of rain slowed down raging fires in Tennessee, local officials began a cleanup on Thursday as thousands of evacuees hoped to return to their homes. The Southern Area Incident Management Team said on Wednesday that only ten percent of the fire had been contained and the day of rain was not enough to put out the flames completely. “Fire activity will increase until significant rainfall is received over several days,” the team said in a statement. A telethon by the Red Cross Tennessee has so far raised $47,000, the emergency response group said on Thursday. Dollywood, the theme park in the area named after the country music singer, was relatively unharmed by the wildfires.

Source: The Guardian December 01, 2016 18:00 UTC