One dead and thousands forced to flee as wildfires sweep across US
by Staff and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#5YG1J)
One person killed in Nebraska, while hundreds of structures damaged in New Mexico, where thousands forced to leave
Wind-driven wildfires sweeping through parts of Nebraska contributed to the death of one person and injured at least three firefighters, authorities said Sunday.
The person who died was in Red Willow County, in the southwest corner of the state, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Jodie Fawl said. She said she did not have details about that person or where the firefighters were injured, though she said their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
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