US wildfire: Death toll rises to 33

 

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The death toll from wildfires, that have ravaged the United States' West Coast, has risen to 33. More people are missing in the blazes, and the number of fatalities is likely to rise, officials said. 

The National Weather Service has issued a "red flag warning" amid high winds and dry conditions in Oregon and some California counties. - reports Al Jazeera

Authorities said the conditions are expected to "contribute to a significant spread of new and existing fires", amid days of blazes across the states of California, Oregon and Washington that have destroyed neighbourhoods and forest land, leaving barren and grey landscapes the size of New Jersey. Read more