- Hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate homes in Oregon
- Ten people killed in California as searchers look for missing
- Opinion: these explosive fires are our climate wakeup call
4.16pm BST
An alarming report from the Associated Press, which says “a northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state’s deadliest blaze of the year, with 10 people confirmed dead”.
Here’s more:
The terrible toll of California’s wildfires became more evident as a mother confirmed her 16-year-old son was among those killed when an inferno tore through several hamlets in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada this week.
Jessica Williams, who earlier pleaded for her missing son Josiah to call her, told CBS13 Sacramento that DNA confirmed the teen’s death.
3.52pm BST
… and welcome to our continuing coverage of the deadly wildfires on the US west coast, in California, Oregon and Washington state.
Our latest news report is here. In summary, at least 20 people are dead and hundreds of thousands have been put on alert to evacuate. In Washington state, Governor Jay Inslee, who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination on a climate-focused platform, said:
We talk about this as wildfires, we have to start thinking about it as more of a climate fire.
Continue reading…Hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate homes in OregonTen people killed in California as searchers look for missingOpinion: these explosive fires are our climate wakeup call 4.16pm BSTAn alarming report from the Associated Press, which says “a northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state’s deadliest blaze of the year, with 10 people confirmed dead”.Here’s more:The terrible toll of California’s wildfires became more evident as a mother confirmed her 16-year-old son was among those killed when an inferno tore through several hamlets in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada this week.Jessica Williams, who earlier pleaded for her missing son Josiah to call her, told CBS13 Sacramento that DNA confirmed the teen’s death. 3.52pm BST… and welcome to our continuing coverage of the deadly wildfires on the US west coast, in California, Oregon and Washington state.Our latest news report is here. In summary, at least 20 people are dead and hundreds of thousands have been put on alert to evacuate. In Washington state, Governor Jay Inslee, who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination on a climate-focused platform, said:We talk about this as wildfires, we have to start thinking about it as more of a climate fire. Continue reading…