China News Service, September 14 reported that on the 13th, dozens of wildfires on the west coast of the United States continued to rages. Although the authorities sent more than 30,000 people to rescue them, it was still difficult to control the fire.

So far, the death toll caused by wildfires has risen to 33, and dozens of others are still missing. Local authorities predict that the death toll will continue to increase. Cooler weather is the only hope to slow the fire.

　　US President Trump will go to California on the 14th to inspect the disaster. His opponent, the Democratic presidential candidate Biden, criticized Trump for repeatedly denying climate change, but facts speak louder than words, and warned that this is an imminent threat to people’s survival. issue.

Recently, 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.

　　Wildfires began in California, Oregon, and Washington in early August. So far, at least 33 people have been killed and dozens of people are missing. Thousands of homes have been burnt down, and many small towns have been burned.

　　In areas hit by wildfires, charred trees and telephone poles emerged from the smoky gray landscape.

The building was burnt down into a pile of bricks, concrete and metal.

The car is parked on the driveway and on the side of the road, the body is black and the interior is visible.

　　National fire officials said the fire spread across several states to burn 4.6 million acres, roughly the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.

　　The National Interagency Fire Center said on the 13th that most wildfires occurred in California, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, although Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming also There was a fire.

　　"More than 30,000 firefighters and support personnel have been assigned to fires across the country," the center said.

The firefighting authorities pointed out that because the fires in many affected areas are still very violent and it is difficult for firefighters to approach, it is believed that more victims will be found in the future. Therefore, the authorities have prepared for the possibility of large-scale casualties.

Serious wildfires in California, USA.

　　In the devastated state of Oregon, wildfires have burned about 400,000 hectares of land, and more than 40,000 residents have evacuated their homes for their lives.

Governor Brown said that the authorities have issued emergency evacuation warnings for about 500,000 people.

　　Although these fires mainly burned in rural and forested areas, the major west coast cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland also felt the impact.

　　On the morning of the 12th local time, Portland, the largest city in Oregon, was covered by heavy smoke and dust. The air quality deteriorated sharply, putting people's health in a crisis.

A 37-year-old local man said: "It feels like I smoked 100 cigarettes. I have never seen such a situation."

　　The 56-year-old citizen Zui fled Portland together with her daughter.

"We saw a bird flying in the air, and then it suddenly fell...I didn't want to die like this, so I decided to evacuate my home."