At least six people have been killed this week in Oregon, according to the state's wildfire tracking website, and Gov. In California, tens of thousands of firefighters were battling 28 major wildfires as of Saturday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. He has been sharply critical of California in the past for allowing conditions that he says permit wildfires. His Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, on Saturday linked the conflagrations to climate change, echoing comments made a day earlier by California Gov. More than 4,000 homes and other structures have been incinerated in California alone over the past three weeks.

Source: CBC News September 12, 2020 15:44 UTC