UPDATE: Wildfires raging in the West have killed at least 29 people with dozens of others missing and tens of thousands more in California, Oregon and Washington forced to flee their homes.
“This is not an act of God,” Gov. Jay Inslee said. “This has happened because we have changed the climate.”
President Donald Trump will visit California's Sacramento County on Monday to meet with officials about the wildfires, the White House announced Saturday.that over 16,000 firefighters have been called to battle the 28 major wildfires the state has faced so far this year.
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