California prepares for an intense fire season as Covid-19 adds complications

Emergency centers and fire agencies work to reduce the risk of spreading the virus as the west and south-west brace for the inevitable

Wildfires are searing through California and states in the US south-west, as the region braces for an intense fire season complicated by the coronavirus pandemic.

With 2020 on track to be one of the hottest and driest years on record, the National Interagency Fire Center is warning of a higher potential for fires across much of America's west and south-west.