A drought-driven wildfire has destroyed 166 homes in northern New Mexico and is threatening hundreds more as fierce winds fan flames towards mountain villages, local officials said.
April 29, 2022, 4:21 AMTAOS, N.M. -
The blaze is the largest and most destructive of a dozen wildfires that are burning in the U.S. Southwest. Scientists say the fires are more widespread and have started earlier this year due to climate change. "Pack your bags; make sure you have your loved ones close," Mora County Under Sheriff Americk Padilla told the briefing.
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