Seven people confirmed dead in wildfires in US Oregon
4 years, 3 months ago

Seven people confirmed dead in wildfires in US Oregon

China Daily  

In this aerial view from a drone, homes destroyed by wildfire are seen in Talent, Oregon, US on Sept 12, 2020. SAN FRANCISCO - Seven people have been confirmed dead, dozens more are unaccounted for and hundreds have lost their homes as historic wildfires continue to burn throughout the US state of Oregon, officials said on Saturday. Air quality of Oregon's largest city Portland was the worst among major cities across the world Saturday morning because of the fires. The Oregon State Police on Saturday announced Fire Marshal Jim Walker had been put on paid leave. "Mariana is assuming this position as Oregon is in an unprecedented crisis which demands an urgent response," Travis Hampton, the state police superintendent, said in a statement.

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More than 53 homes destroyed as bushfires continue to rage in Tara
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 53 homes destroyed as bushfires continue to rage in Tara

ABC  

SARAH FERGUSON, PRESENTER: Firefighters were up early preparing for the worst around the Western Downs township of Tara. SARAH FERGUSON: As temperatures soared this afternoon, more communities in the southern Queensland and Wide Bay regions were told to leave or take shelter as life-threatening fires broke containment lines. MIKE WASSING, QLD FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES: It is probably another two …

Thousands evacuated as wildfires spread across western US
2 years, 3 months ago

Thousands evacuated as wildfires spread across western US

Al Jazeera  

Massive Oregon blaze threatens more than 2,000 homes as drought, extreme heat spark fires across western United States. The Creek Fire is the latest to hit the western United States, where dozens of blazes in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington state have scorched more than 3,100sq km so far this summer. Meanwhile, the National Interagency Fire Center reported that more …

Oregon fires: Oregon authorities battle conspiracy theories as firefighters fight the flames
4 years, 3 months ago

Oregon fires: Oregon authorities battle conspiracy theories as firefighters fight the flames

CNN  

CNN — A storm front is expected to hit western Oregon Thursday evening, and it’s going to hit exactly the right spots to help firefighters battling blazes there, according to the state forestry department’s fire chief. Noah Berger/AP An officer with Napa County Animal Control rescues a cat after the Glass Fire passed through Napa Valley, California, on September 28, …

Wildfires push Oregon ‘to its limits’ as Trump declares disaster
4 years, 3 months ago

Wildfires push Oregon ‘to its limits’ as Trump declares disaster

Al Jazeera  

Dozens have died and thousands are displaced as residents of Oregon, Washington and California face historic wildfires. Tuesday’s presidential disaster declaration makes federal funding available to affected individuals across several Oregon counties, for grants, temporary housing home repairs, and low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, the White House said in a statement. Dozens of wildfires have burned across some …

Oregon fires: 10 people are dead and 22 missing. Now officials have set up a mobile morgue
4 years, 3 months ago

Oregon fires: 10 people are dead and 22 missing. Now officials have set up a mobile morgue

CNN  

Lyons, Oregon CNN — As thick black smoke smothers towns in rural Oregon, Scott Fogarty holds on to photos and hope. Noah Berger/AP An officer with Napa County Animal Control rescues a cat after the Glass Fire passed through Napa Valley, California, on September 28, 2020. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Flames from the Glass Fire consume the Black Rock …

Toll due to US wildfires rises to 35; strong winds, low moisture add to firefighters' difficulties
4 years, 3 months ago

Toll due to US wildfires rises to 35; strong winds, low moisture add to firefighters' difficulties

Firstpost  

The fires have forced tens of thousands to flee and cast a shroud of smoke that has given Seattle, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, some of the worst air quality in the world Oregon: Nearly all the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said over the weekend as crews …

Detroit, Oregon ‘looks as though a bomb went off’ as fires continue to scorch the West Coast
4 years, 3 months ago

Detroit, Oregon ‘looks as though a bomb went off’ as fires continue to scorch the West Coast

CNN  

CNN — Wildfires scorching the West Coast have devastated the small city of Detroit, Oregon – located about 120 miles southeast of Portland – where a majority of the structures in the rural enclave have been flattened by fire. Noah Berger/AP An officer with Napa County Animal Control rescues a cat after the Glass Fire passed through Napa Valley, California, …

Voices Of Southern Oregon Wildfire Evacuees
4 years, 3 months ago

Voices Of Southern Oregon Wildfire Evacuees

NPR  

Voices Of Southern Oregon Wildfire Evacuees People in an Oregon evacuation shelter talk about fleeing the flames and what's ahead for them, including the head of a retirement home that was destroyed. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to begin today's program with the devastating wildfires sweeping across the western U.S. At least 17 people are dead and dozens more are …

With dozens missing in possible ‘mass fatality incident,’ Oregon struggles to combat wildfires
4 years, 3 months ago

With dozens missing in possible ‘mass fatality incident,’ Oregon struggles to combat wildfires

LA Times  

Amid a statewide shortage of firefighters, Melissa Rose, left, and Christine VanOeveren throw water on hot spots at a fire line near Molalla, Ore. Christine VanOeveren grabbed a bucket Saturday and lugged water from a neighbor’s swimming pool to douse embers from a wildfire that threatened to merge with another blaze to cover an area as big as Los Angeles. …

Latest: Washington governor blames climate change for fires
4 years, 3 months ago

Latest: Washington governor blames climate change for fires

Associated Press  

The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West : 3:30 p.m. SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says the fires devastating California and the Northwest shouldn’t be called wildfires, but “climate fires.” At a news conference Friday, the Democrat noted that the roughly 980 square miles burned in Washington in just the last five days amounts to the state’s second …

10 now dead in massive Northern California wildfire
4 years, 3 months ago

10 now dead in massive Northern California wildfire

Associated Press  

GRIDLEY, Calif. — A Northern California wildfire became the state’s deadliest of the year Thursday when authorities announced seven more deaths, bringing the total to 10 and there was the unnerving prospect the toll would climb as searchers looked for 16 missing people. “We’re still hoping and praying for good news,” said Jessica Fallon, who has two children with the …

California wildfires: Three dead as blaze continues
4 years, 3 months ago

California wildfires: Three dead as blaze continues

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One victim was found in a car after …

At least 15 people have been killed in California, Oregon and Washington wildfires
4 years, 3 months ago

At least 15 people have been killed in California, Oregon and Washington wildfires

CNN  

CNN — Authorities found seven bodies in Northern California on Thursday as firefighters battled multiple ravaging wildfires, raising the total number of victims in the state to 10. “We’ve got our duffle bags and when we wear out our welcome, we move on to the next house.” Firefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures behind a CalFire …

Oregon fires: Hundreds of homes burned to ground, governor says
4 years, 3 months ago

Oregon fires: Hundreds of homes burned to ground, governor says

CNN  

CNN — Hundreds of homes in Oregon are gone as growing wildfires, fueled in part by strong winds, “substantially destroyed” sections of several communities, Gov. Noah Berger/AP An officer with Napa County Animal Control rescues a cat after the Glass Fire passed through Napa Valley, California, on September 28, 2020. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Flames from the Glass Fire …

California fires blaze across million acres of forest amid fears of further spread
4 years, 4 months ago

California fires blaze across million acres of forest amid fears of further spread

Firstpost  

Erratic winds have raised the potential for extreme fire within the existing fires’ and may result in new fires. Firefighters on Sunday battled some of California’s largest-ever fires that have forced tens of thousands from their homes and burned one million acres, with further lightning strikes and gusty winds forecast in the days ahead. Thousands of lightning strikes have hit …

California governor calls wildfires 'deadly moment,' urges residents to flee
4 years, 4 months ago

California governor calls wildfires 'deadly moment,' urges residents to flee

India Today  

Hundreds of wildfires burning across Central and Northern California that have already killed six people more than doubled in size on Friday, becoming some of the largest in state history and threatening small towns in the path of the flames. In Santa Cruz, a city of around 65,000 people on California's central coast, residents were told to prepare "go bags" …

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