China News Service, September 10th. According to a report by ChinaNet.com, California, Oregon and Washington in the western region of the United States are fighting about 40 fires.
Under the combined action of extreme heat and strong winds, the fire spread to uncontrollable areas, and thousands of people have been evacuated.
According to the report, on the evening of the 8th local time, Oregon Governor Brown said that thousands of residents had been evacuated from their homes to avoid the fire, which had swallowed more than 230,000 acres of land.
He said that the situation in some areas is so terrible that even firefighters have to retreat.
On September 7, local time, the California mountain fire continued to burn, and firefighters extinguished the fire in the sea.
Brown pointed out that Oregon experiences "historical wildfires" almost every year, but the 2020 wildfires are "unprecedented."
"This is definitely an event that has happened in decades."
As of the afternoon of the 9th, there have been no reports of fires causing casualties in the area, but Brown said that some communities suffered heavy losses and "hundreds of houses were destroyed."
In California, more than 20 large wildfires are raging, and more than 2.2 million acres of land have been burned across the state.
The California Fire Department said on the 8th that this is the highest record in the state in a year, and there are still four months before the end of the fire season.
California National Guard Colonel Miller said, "This may be the most challenging wildfire season in California."
On September 8, local time, a fruit tree scorched by a fire in California, USA.
In Washington State, Governor Insley said when introducing the state's fire situation that as of the 7th, the area burned by the fire had exceeded the past 12 fire seasons, and the dry weather conditions continued to intensify the fire.
In a town in the eastern part of the state, the fire destroyed more than 80% of houses and public infrastructure.
Insley said, “I can’t emphasize any more. We believe that to some extent, almost all fires are caused by man-made. If you can avoid any behavior that may cause sparks outside, I guess you can Avoid this from happening."
The National Fire Protection Center said that about 40 fires on the west coast are part of the 85 fires that are occurring in the western United States.
As of the morning of the 9th, the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona in the western United States, covering more than 30 million people, are in a state of danger warning.