China News Service, September 13th. According to a report by the US Chinese website, at least 28 people have been killed in the devastating wildfire season across the west coast of the United States.
Officials say dozens of people are still missing and hundreds have been displaced.
According to data from the National Fire Protection Center, on the 12th, there were 97 fires burning throughout the west. Except for California, Oregon and Washington, there were 12 in Idaho and 9 in Montana.
The California area of the United States is experiencing its worst wildfire season in history. The smoke from the fire covered the entire San Francisco Bay Area and most of Northern California, turning the entire sky into orange.
The picture shows the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge almost obscured by smoke.
"You will never believe that everything will be ruined." said a resident of southern Oregon.
"Too much to bear."
Since the start of the wildfire season, at least 19 people have died in California.
Firefighters are currently fighting dozens of fires across the state, but officials expressed hope on the 11th that the improved weather conditions will promote firefighters' efforts to control the fire.
According to the California Fire Department, the state’s fires have so far burned more than 3.1 million acres, 26 times the same period last year.
Fire officials said that more than 3,900 buildings have been destroyed this year.
The Creek fire that straddles the mountains of central California has spread to more than 182,000 acres, and only 6% is under control.
In Plumas, Butte and Yuba counties, the North Complex fire scorched more than 252,000 acres, and about 23% was controlled.
According to the Governor of California, five of the top ten wildfires in California history are burning.
Federal air quality monitors warned on the 12th that in parts of California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho, air quality has fallen to unhealthy levels. Doctors say this may make people more susceptible to new coronavirus infections. .
On September 10, local time, the air quality in San Francisco, California, USA was poor.
On that day, the air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area further deteriorated. The air quality in most areas of San Francisco and other parts of the Bay Area was at an "unhealthy" level.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
State leaders and experts say that the large-scale spread of wildfires has a lot to do with climate change, and the situation may not get better.
"California is in an existential climate crisis. Just two years ago, the area experienced the deadliest wildfire in our history. Now, just a few miles away, another deadly wildfire has swept these communities." Governor Newsom said on the 11th.
"There is no doubt that climate change has arrived, and it is happening faster than most people expected."
There are thousands of firefighters on the front lines of the fire fighting, and so far they have received little help from the weather-high temperatures and strong winds have increased the fire.
Officials said the flames will not disappear soon.
Doug Graff, fire chief of the Oregon Forest Service, said on the 11th that at least eight wildfires in Oregon are expected to burn until "winter rain comes."
Since August 15th, there have been about 900 wildfires in California, most of which were caused by thunder and lightning that month.
Wildfires in Oregon have killed at least eight people. Officials said on the 11th that they are preparing for "mass deaths" based on how many buildings have been burnt.
The governor of the state said dozens of people have been missing, mainly in Jackson, Lane and Marion counties in the western part of the state.
"More than 40,000 Oregonians have been evacuated, and currently about 500,000 Oregonians are still in the evacuation area." Gott Kate Brown said.
"This means that 500,000 people are in the first, second or third evacuation alert state."