Firefighters say they're making progress as they battle California's largest and deadliest wildfire of the year
Sydney Corrales passes a lodge that burned during the McKinney Fire, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Klamath National Forest, Calif. KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. — — Roger Derry, 80, and his son have lived together in the tiny scenic hamlet of Klamath River in Northern California for more than 40 years.Now, they're one of the few families left after California's largest and deadliest wildfire of the year raged through the modest homes and stores of the riverside town.
The fire has burned more than 88 square miles , and is the largest of several wildfires burning in the Klamath National Forest. The destruction of a small community has sadly become a real possibility as wildfires become fiercer in the Western United States. Scientists have said climate change has made the West warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive.
The fire destroyed most of the homes, including those in a trailer park, along with the post office, community hall and other scattered businesses.In northwestern Montana, a fire that started Friday near the town of Elmo on the Flathead Indian Reservation has burned some structures, but authorities said they didn’t immediately know if any were homes. The blaze measured 25 square miles on Tuesday, with 10% containment, fire officials said.
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