Deadly fires shroud much of the north-western United States in dense smoke, killing 19 people in California with more missing and forcing more than 10 per cent of Oregon's population to evacuate.
A fire burning in Northern California has become the state's deadliest of the year after the death toll climbed to 10, but authorities fear it could rise as searchers look for 16 more missing people.Around 2,000 buildings have been destroyed by the North Complex fireOn Thursday , authorities in Butte County, north of the capital Sacramento, announced seven deaths to go with the three found the previous day.
, many chose to flee again, jamming the main road out of town in another replay of the catastrophe two years ago.Winds are expected to remain lighter this week in the fire area, while dense smoke actually knocked down the temperature slightly and was expected to keep the humidity somewhat higher.— approximately the size of Greater Sydney.
Jessica Fallon, who has two children with the Butler's grandson, told the Associated Press she would lose everything if it meant the Butler's were safe."Everything is replaceable, but not my grandparents' lives.Combined with fires in Washington and Oregon, hazardous smoke and air pollution has covered much for the United States' west coast.
More than 10 per cent of the population of Oregon has been evacuated as 39 fires burn across the state.
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