Firefighters across the US West Coast are battling unforgiving infernos that have already killed seven people, charred hundreds of homes and neighborhoods and painted the sky an eerie orange.
Wildfires leaving behind nothing but ash have devastated communities across California, Washington state and Oregon.In northwest Oregon, two people were killed as a result of the wildfires in Marion County."We also fear that this is not going to be the only folks we'll find deceased up there," Marion County Sheriff Joe Kast said Tuesday.
California's wildfires show how climate change is making forced evacuations and power shut-offs the normFire officials issued evacuation orders and warnings across several parts of the state including in Southern California, where the El Dorado Fire continues to burn parts of San Bernardino County and is 18% contained. In San Diego County, the Valley Fire -- which has burned more than 17,000 acres -- also prompted several evacuation orders and warnings.
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‘Unprecedented’ Wildfires Burn Through Parts Of Oregon As Thousands Forced To Evacuate Along West CoastI am a breaking news reporter for Forbes in London, covering Europe and the U.S. Previously I was a news reporter for HuffPost UK, the Press Association and a night reporter at the Guardian. I studied Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics, where I was a writer and editor for one of the university’s global affairs magazines, the London Globalist. That led me to Goldsmiths, University of London, where I completed my M.A. in Journalism. Got a story? Get in touch at isabel.togohforbes.com, or follow me on Twitter bissieness. I look forward to hearing from you.
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