California has been battling record drought conditions for the past few years, making it extremely vulnerable to fire.
Now, some of the worst fires are spreading across the state.
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The National Interagency Fire Center reported that residents in The Valley and Butte areas are still unable to return to their homes after fires quickly spread in the regions. More than 750 homes have been destroyed.
And things aren’t expected to improve: Authorities are forecasting above-normal fire potential across the mountains of southern California from September through to December.
The National Interagency Fire Center has reported that eight fires are burning over an area of 381,430 acres as of Sept. 15. One fire alone, in the Rough region, is burning over 139,133 acres.
Meanwhile fires also continue to rage across large parts of six other states, with Washington being the worst hit so far this year with 912,510 acres burned.
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