Firefighters in US northwest aided by weather, as winds drive California blaze

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LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) - Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest got a helping hand from cooler, damp weather in their battle against an array of deadly wildfires on Saturday (Sept 19), even as uncooperative winds in Southern California spread another landscape-scorching blaze.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LOS ANGELES - Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest got a helping hand from cooler, damp weather in their battle against an array of deadly wildfires on Saturday , even as uncooperative winds in Southern California spread another landscape-scorching blaze.

But even after the rainfall west of the Cascade Mountains, the fire was still feeding on deep layers of long-dead vegetation that is abundant in the western wilderness, a fire report read. Oregon emergency management officials have warned the death toll there could climb as search teams scour the ruins of thousands of homes engulfed in flames during chaotic evacuations early in the disaster.

 

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