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Large western US blaze forces evacuations as lightning forecast
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17/07/2021 - 02:18 Helicopters loaded with water flew over the Bootleg Fire, 27 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, near Bly, Oregon Payton Bruni AFP 4 min
Los Angeles (AFP)
The extreme drought-hit western United States braced for more wildfire destruction Friday as efforts to contain a vast blaze scorching southern Oregon failed to progress, and dangerous dry lightning storms were forecast in California.
The Bootleg Fire near Oregon s border with California grew overnight to 240,000 acres larger than New York City, and by far the biggest active blaze in the US while remaining just seven percent contained.
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A firefighting aircraft drops flame-retarding chemicals on the Bootleg Fire as it expands to over 225,000 acres, in Bly, Oregon, U.S., July 15, 2021. Picture taken July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mathieu Lewis-Rolland
De la sécheresse, de la chaleur et de la foudre, l’
Ouest américain s’attendrait au pire ce week-end face à un cocktail de prévisions météorologiques favorables à de
nouveaux incendies.
On s’inquiète le plus dans l’État de l’Oregon où se trouve la ville de Portland.
«J’ai vu les flammes se propager sur le flanc de la falaise à environ un kilomètre de chez nous et j’ai reçu l’appel me disant de plier bagage et de partir. Alors j’ai mis ce que je pouvais dans le camion avec les deux chiens et nous sommes partis», a déclaré Frank Lee Smith, résidant du comté de Klamath.