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September 11, 2020 At least 15 people have died in the fires that are ravaging California, Oregon and Washington State in the US.
According to authorities, another 7 people died in California on Thursday bringing the total to 10, while at least five others lost their lives in fires in the other two states.
Firefighters from all over America have been called in to try to contain the flames.
As of Thursday, more than 100 wildfires in 12 western states have burned more than 4.3 million acres, according to the National Interactivity Fire Center, the government's fire management agency.
It is almost the size of the state of New Jersey.
The fires that are ravaging northwestern Oregon, where 500,000 people have been evacuated due to the fires, more than 10% of the 4.2 million inhabitants of the state, do not stop, according to the Office. for the management of the Oregon emergency.
The flames came very close to the town of Molalla, about 50 km from Portland, triggering a mandatory evacuation order for the community of about 9,000 people.
Among the hardest hit centers is the citizens of Phoenix near the California state line along Interstate 5, where residents have seen their community almost totally destroyed.