Bodies discovered in state’s north-west near Oregon border as McKinney fire, which exploded in size over the weekend, turns deadly
Two people were found dead in the path of the a wildfire raging across northern, as firefighters raced to contain the blaze amid searing temperatures and impending thunderstorms.
Despite a massive firefighting effort, the blaze was 0% contained. Crews on the ground worked to keep the fire from moving east into the town of Yreka, home to 7,500 people. Thousands of people in the area had been told to evacuate. Meanwhile, fires were raging in Montana, Idaho and Nebraska, flash floods chewed up roads in Death Valley national park and set residents in Nevada and northern Arizona on high alert, and a punishing heatwave in the Pacific north-west set records in Seattle and Portland.
Roads in and out of Death Valley national park were closed after mud and debris flowed on to lanes this weekend. On Monday, the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for counties on both sides of the California-Nevada border.Photograph: AP The investment is part of a broader effort by Joe Biden’s National Climate Task Force “to build resilience to climate impacts, including extreme heat, wildfires, drought, flooding, coastal threats, financial risks, and more,” the White House said.
In northern California, smoke from the McKinney fire cast an eerie, orange-brown hue in one neighborhood, where a brick chimney stood surrounded by rubble and scorched vehicles on Sunday. Flames torched trees along State Route 96 and raced through hillsides in sight of homes.
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