Millions of acres of forest and land continue to burn along the West Coast through the weekend, displacing thousands and filling cities with dangerous smoke.
Resident Margi Wyatt arrives to find her mobile home destroyed by a wildfire after she and her husband … [+] evacuated from the trailer park earlier in the week in Estacada, Ore., on Sept. 12, 2020. – US officials braced today for the possibility of mass deaths from wildfires across the West Coast as evacuees recounted the pain of leaving everything behind in the face of rapidly moving flames. Heavy smog from the U.S. wildfires that burned nearly 5 million acres and killed 27 people smothered the West Coast on September 12. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK / AFP via Getty Images)
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California is fighting 29 wildfires that have burned more than 2.8 million acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, including the August Complex fire north of San Francisco, which is by far the largest fire. in state history with 877,477.
According to the Bureau of Land Management, there are 16 fires burning 878,000 acres in Oregon and 13 fires in Washington burning 676,000 acres.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Friday the wildfires have displaced 40,000 residents, while 500,000 are being warned or ordered to evacuate.
The smoky air, which turned some city skies dark orange last week, threatens the respiratory health of residents living near the fires, especially as the West Coast continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic. .
Following criticism for his silence on emergencies, President Trump announced Saturday that he would visit California for a briefing on the wildfires.
Since the fires started in August, 33 people have died from wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington.
A sign in front of a tent along the freeway near Salem, Oregon reads “Lost Everything Due to House … [+] Fire “, on September 13, 2020. -” This is just something. We’re going to move on, “says Margi Wyatt, holding back tears as she looks at her burned mobile home destroyed by one of the fires ravaging the state of Oregon, USA. The 70-year-old fled 30 miles. ) from his home to Estacada in southeast Portland as the huge and still uncontainable Riverside Fire raced forward. The fire devastated the mobile home site, located on a wooded hillside along a road. All properties on Wyatt’s Row were destroyed – but houses just ten yards (ten meters) away were unharmed. It is one of the devastating hells that has razed a record 5 million acres (2 million hectares) and left at least 27 people dead ( Photo by Robyn). Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK / AFP via Getty Images)
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Resident Margi Wyatt arrives to find her mobile home destroyed by a wildfire after she and her husband … [+] evacuated from the trailer park earlier in the week in Estacada, Ore., on Sept. 12, 2020. – US officials braced today for the possibility of mass deaths from wildfires across the West Coast as evacuees recounted the pain of leaving it all behind in the face of fast moving flames. Heavy smog from the U.S. wildfires that burned nearly 5 million acres and killed 27 people smothered the West Coast on September 12. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK / AFP via Getty Images)
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Marcelino Maceda searches for items in the remains of his mobile home after a forest fire … [+] The trailer park destroyed several homes in Estacada, Oregon, on September 12, 2020. – US officials prepared today for the possibility of mass deaths from raging wildfires on the West Coast as evacuees recounted the pain of leaving all behind before fasting -Calls in motion. Heavy smog from the U.S. wildfires that burned nearly 5 million acres and killed 27 people smothered the West Coast on September 12. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK / AFP via Getty Images)
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Shayanne Summers holds her dog Toph while he is wrapped in a blanket after several days of staying in a … [+] Tent at an evacuation center at the Milwaukie-Portland Elks Lodge, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Oak Grove, Oregon. “It’s nice enough here that you can almost think of this as camping and forgetting everything else, almost,” Summers said of staying downtown after evacuating near Molalla, Oregon, which was threatened by the Riverside fire. (AP Photo / John Locher)
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George Coble carries a bucket of water to put out a still burning tree on his destroyed property … [+] by a wildfire Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Mill City, Oregon (AP Photo / John Locher)
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SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 12: People take photos against the backdrop of the Space Needle as smoke … [+] Wildfire fills the air in Kerry Park on September 12, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. According to the National Weather Service, air quality in Seattle remained at “unhealthy” levels Saturday after a large cloud of smoke from wildfires on the West Coast settled over the area. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson / Getty Images)
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MONROVIA, CA – SEPTEMBER 13: An aerial view shows smoke-shrouded neighborhoods like the Bobcat … [+] The fire is moving toward the hill towns and the new evacuation order goes into effect on September 13, 2020 in Monrovia, California. The California wildfires that have already incinerated a record 2.3 million acres this year and are expected to continue through December. The Bobcat fire, burning in the San Gabriel Mountains, has grown to approximately 32,000 acres and is only 6% contained. (Photo by David McNew / Getty Images)
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TALENTO, OR – SEPTEMBER 12: In this aerial view from a drone, houses destroyed by wildfires are seen in … [+] September 12, 2020 in Talent, Oregon. Hundreds of homes in Talent and nearby towns have been lost due to wildfires. (Photo by David Ryder / Getty Images)
