Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Sixty wildfires rage across 10 US states – including blaze bigger than Portland

Thousands have been forced to evacuate from Alaska to Wyoming amid soaring temperatures and a drought Nearly 60 wildfires were burning across 10 states in the parched American west on Tuesday, with the largest, in Oregon, consuming an area nearly twice the size of Portland. The fires have torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate from Alaska to Wyoming, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Arizona, Idaho and Montana accounted for more than half of the large active fires. Continue reading...
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