US wildfires: Oregon has 'never seen this amount of uncontained fire', governor says – as it happened
by Sam Levin in Los Angeles (now) and Joanna Walters from Environment | The Guardian on (#57ZXW)
- At least eight killed in three states as winds fuel blazes
- Major wind-driven fires in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado and other states
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1.11am BST
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Some key links and developments from the day:
12.53am BST
The Oregon prison system is evacuating more than 1,300 people from the Coffee Creek correctional facility (CCCF) in Wilsonville, spokespeople have now confirmed:
Oregon is evacuating 1,300+ people from the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF) in Wilsonville, a women's prison due to the Riverside and Santiam wildfires. Here's a picture from the corrections department. pic.twitter.com/39eJYzjmel
Related: Oregon fires: evacuated prisoners sleep on floor in packed Covid-19 hotspot
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