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About 30 killed in huge fires on the West Coast: "Climate change - an existential threat"
Authorities estimate that there are more deaths, which will be discovered during the searches of the fire stations in the states of California, Oregon and Washington.
Heavy smog covers the area, reaching as far as Vancouver in Canada.
Biden attacks Trump, visiting California: "Science is clear"
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Sunday, 13 September 2020, 10:16
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In the video: The damage of the rubble on the West Coast in the USA (Photo: AP and Reuters, Editing: Nir Chen)
The death toll from the huge fires on the west coast of the United States has risen to more than 30, and heavy smog covers the sooty area.
Authorities estimate that there are more deaths, which will be discovered during the searches of the fire stations in the states of California, Oregon and Washington.
The unprecedented fires, which experts say are linked to global warming, have destroyed an area the size of the state of New Jersey.
Hundreds of thousands fled their homes.
"Science is clear, and you can't go wrong with deadly signs like these - climate change is an immediate and existential threat to our way of life," said Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
"President Trump can try to deny this reality, but the facts cannot be denied."
Trump is expected to visit California tomorrow, which he previously blamed for the fires, alleging mismanagement of the Democratic administration in the most populous state in the United States.
In further evidence of the severe environmental disaster, all five of the world’s most polluted cities, according to IQAir, were on the west coast of the United States.
The smog and ash cover the area, from Los Angeles to Vancouver, Canada.
"It's like I smoked a hundred cigarettes," said Jesse, 37, of Portland, Oregon.
"I've never seen anything like it, but I try to stay positive in light of the improvement in conditions."
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Half a million have fled their homes: unprecedented fires on the west coast of the United States
The FBI has denied that "extremists" are responsible for the blaze.
Oregon fire (Photo: AP)
More than 20,000 firefighters are battling the blaze.
Oregon fires (Photo: AP)
More than 20,000 firefighters are battling the blaze, which authorities say could intensify again tomorrow, with further warming in the weather after relative relief.
Among the victims in Oregon was a 13-year-old boy who was in a car with his dog.
The road was so hot that the car's tires melted as he tried to escape.
Andrew Phelps, a senior official in the state emergency services, warned that it was "preparing for a multi-casualty event based on what we know and the number of buildings destroyed."
Authorities said the firefighting operations were hampered by conspiracy theories on the nets that "extremists" set fire to the Oregon fires.
The FBI denied this and on Facebook said they would remove posts that attempted to link the flammability to Antifa, a name for loose and unstructured traffic.
At least one fire in Oregon, Alameda, which was one of the most destructive, is indeed being investigated as a suspicion of arson, but the motive is unknown.
Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said the decision was "based on law enforcement approval that these rumors are forcing local fire and law enforcement agencies to divert resources from the fight against fires and protect the public."
Damage to fires in Oregon, yesterday (Photo: AP)
Fear of looting in the disaster area.
A woman in the background of the ruins of the fires in Oregon, yesterday (Photo: AP)
Police have warned that they will arrest armed residents who have set up roadblocks to prevent foreigners from entering their communities.
Some residents patrolled the streets with weapons for fear of looting.
Joy, a 56-year-old woman living outside of Portland, said she and her daughter do not know if their home in the nearby town of Ames is still standing.
"We saw a bird in the sky and suddenly it fell. If God's creatures die, I do not want to die either. So we left," she told AFP.
The Golden Bridge in San Francisco against the background of the huge fires (Photo: AP)
In California, Butt County Sheriff Corey Huna said more crews had been sent to search for human remains, "but the areas we need to search are too hot at this point."
About 13,000 square miles have been on fire in California since the beginning of the year, an all-time record - with nearly four months left until the fire season. .
huge fires become routine phenomena. according to the World Meteorological organization, five years were unprecedented.
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