At least six people have been killed this week in Oregon, according to the state's wildfire tracking website. In California, tens of thousands of firefighters were battling 28 major wildfires as of Saturday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The White House said Trump, a Republican, will meet with California officials on Monday. Observe it with your own eyes," Newsom said in a briefing livestreamed from a charred mountainside near Oroville, California. "We are removing false claims that the wildfires in Oregon were started by certain groups," a Facebook spokesman said on Saturday.

Source: bd News24 September 13, 2020 01:18 UTC