California battles largest-ever fire as eight killed in western US
California firefighters battled the state’s largest ever inferno Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled blazes up and down the US West Coast and officials warned the death toll could shoot up in coming days.
In neighboring Oregon, where at least five towns have been “substantially destroyed” and up to 40,000 people evacuated, governor Kate Brown said twice the state’s annual average had burned in just the past 72 hours.“We know that there are fire related fatalities. And as soon as we are able to provide confirmed information, we will do so.”
“It’s just material, which truly, truly it is, but it’s awful. This is home … But the most important thing is my babies, my husband, my dog, my cat, and that all my neighbors have gotten out safely.” “And neither will countless others who are reeling from the utter devastation these wildfires are leaving in their wake.” In north-central California’s Butte County, where three people have been killed, firefighters battled the flames through the night after a day of apocalyptic orange skies over the Golden State.One unidentified person was killed in far northern California, near the remote rural community of Happy Camp, a Cal Fire spokeswoman told AFP.
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