28 deaths in the western US due to wildfires - watch the video

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>ArabiaWeather</strong> - The number of deaths due to wildfires in the United States, which has been burning since mid-August, has risen to 28, after the American authorities announced three new deaths in one of the many large fires in the western United States. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Butte County Chief of Police, Corey Hunia, mentioned the new victims of the North Compound fire, which was the most advanced in recent days in California. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /><br /> The fire burned 102,000 hectares and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings since its inception 24 days ago, and until now, firefighting teams have managed to contain it by only 22%. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /><br /> And 350 kilometers northward, in neighboring Oregon, dozens of people are still missing. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /><br /> The director of the state&#39;s emergency authority, Andrew Phelps, indicated that they are preparing for a &quot;great ordeal&quot; of losing many lives, a term used in the United States to refer to accidents that are estimated to have a large number of victims that cannot be confirmed at the present time. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /><br /><br /> Most of the fires broke out in mid-August due to an unusual thunderstorm in the region, and since then drought, strong winds and high temperatures have spread rapidly. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="476" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebo... style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="253"></iframe></p>