Miami.- More than 65,000 people have been evacuated and 700 homes have been destroyed by the wildfires that have been raging in recent days in the northwestern United States (US), especially in the state of Washington, while authorities reported 70 large fires across the country this Monday.
Most of them are burning in the states of Oregon (20) and Washington (16), the latter being the most affected by conflagrations that offer no respite and have scorched more than 600,000 hectares.
Washington Commissioner of Public Lands, Dave Upthegrove, reported the evacuation of more than 65,000 people in Spokane County due to the fires, which have destroyed 700 residences, in statements to CNN.
The territory has been in a state of emergency since its governor, Bob Ferguson, declared a state of alert last Saturday.
Prohibition of agricultural and waste burning
To curb the most frequent source of fires, Ferguson banned virtually all agricultural and waste burning in the state until next September 30.
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So far there have been no reports of deaths or injuries, although authorities state that they have not yet reached some areas devastated by three large fires, all of which are out of control.
This Monday is an ideal day to make progress toward its extinction, as the strong wind is expected to subside and temperatures are expected to drop below 30 degrees Celsius, before rising again starting Wednesday.
In neighboring Oregon, forestry authorities recorded 48 active hotspots this Monday, including 20 large-scale fires.
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As a result of the flames, about 25,000 people are at risk of evacuation and more than twenty homes have been destroyed, according to the latest information provided by the state Department of Emergency Management.
While in Montana, also in the northwest, there are six large fires burning, all of them far from being contained.
Fires intensify
The fires affecting the northwestern United States have intensified this Monday, setting a record in the state of Oregon, which recorded the worst wildfire season in its history, with nearly 809,000 hectares burned in its territory.
The Oregon Department of Forestry announced this Monday that the record for land burned set in 2024 has been surpassed, with approximately 769,000 hectares burned.
Oregon has recorded more than 1,300 wildfires so far this year, with three months of fire season still remaining, and as of this Monday, it is the state with the most active fires in the country (20).
The state has faced extremely dangerous fire conditions, as wind gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour were recorded across much of the state this weekend, with high temperatures and low humidity fueling flame activity.
More than twenty homes have been destroyed, according to the latest information provided by the state Department of Emergency Management.
Despite the record, the country’s eyes are on Washington state, the most affected by conflagrations that offer no respite and have forced the evacuation of more than 65,000 people, while 700 homes have been razed in the city of Spokane, the second largest in the state.
