Emergency responders have only begun to get a sense of how many victims they have and the grueling effort to rebuild that will lie ahead. “The long-term recovery is going to last years,” said Mr. Phelps, the emergency management director. Parking lots up and down the state were transformed into improvised campgrounds. A dozen campers and motor homes posted up outside a supermarket in Milwaukie, down the hill from the fires ravaging much of Clackamas County. Tens of thousands more were crashing with friends or family members.

Source: New York Times September 12, 2020 00:32 UTC