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| Thousands of Oregon evacuees shelter from wildfires as U.S. disaster declared |
| Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:52:29 -0400 |
| Thousands of evacuees displaced by deadly wildfires in Oregon settled into a second week of life in shelters and car camping on Tuesday as fire crews battled on, and search teams scoured the ruins of incinerated homes for the missing. With state resources stretched to their limit, President Donald Trump approved a request from Oregon's governor for a federal disaster declaration, bolstering U.S. government assistance for emergency response and relief efforts. Dozens of fires have charred some 4.5 million acres (1.8 million hecta read the full story... |
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