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600 square kilometres. crashed while responding to another blaze. dozens are burning in california, to the border with nevada. the beckwourth complex fires, the state s biggest, was started by lightning. a vast area of forest has been closed and people have been evacuated from their homes. in the california desert, they re used to extreme heat, but nothing like this. this isjoshua tree national park, a tourist destination close to the resort of palm springs where temperatures reached a record for the time of year, 48.9 degrees celsius. it s the hottest place on earth. like, this is hot. it s never been hotter. it feels like we re in an oven, yeah. i came from the caribbean, i came from dominican republic, a very hot country, and it s still hot for me
closed and people have been evacuated from their homes. in the california desert, they re used to extreme heat, but nothing like this. this isjoshua tree national park a tourist destination close to the resort of palm springs, where temperatures reached a record for the time of year 48.9 degrees celsius. it s the hottest place on earth. like, this is hot. it s never been hotter. it feels like we re in an oven, yeah. i came from the caribbean, i came from dominican republic, from a very hot country, and it s still hot for me so i m trying my best. officials have warned tourists and residents here that these baking temperatures can be lethal. honestly, it can be feel even hotter because there is no shade and that sun is just beating down on visitors, so do come either very early for a sunrise hike or stay late and stargaze and be out here when there is no sun. las vegas has also matched its all time high temperature
record breaking temperatures, having already endured the hottestjune on record. forecasters are warning that some places, including california and nevada, will remain dangerously hot, 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has this report. wild fires are burning the ferocity that has really been seen before. wildfires are burning with a ferocity that has rarely been seen before. in oregon, firefighters on the frontline of this inferno to be pulled back their own safety. inferno to be pulled back for their own safety. after almost a week, it s spread to almost 600 square kilometres. in arizona, two firefighters died when their aircraft crashed while responding to another blaze. dozens are burning in california, including this enormous fire, spreading rapidly close to the border with nevada. the beckwourth complex fire, the state s biggest, was started by lightning. a vast area of forest has been closed and people have been evacuated from their homes. in the california desert,
a vast area of forest has been closed and people have been evacuated from their homes. in the california desert, they re used to extreme heat but nothing like this. this isjoshua tree national park a tourist destination close to the resort of palm springs, where temperatures reached a record for the time of year 48.9 degrees celsius. it s the hottest place on earth. like, this is hot. it s never been hotter. it feels like we re in an oven, yeah. i came from the caribbean, i came from dominican republic, from a really hot country, and it s still hot for me so i m trying my best. officials have warned tourists and residents here that these baking temperatures can be lethal. las vegas has also matched its all time high temperature the entertainment city reached 47.2 celsius. the authorities said several people were taken to hospital over the weekend with heat related conditions.