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| California fires: Evacuation orders given to 13,000 | California fires: Evacuation orders given to 13,000 |
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| Evacuation orders have been given to 13,000 people in California as firefighters struggle to contain some 20 wildfires. | Evacuation orders have been given to 13,000 people in California as firefighters struggle to contain some 20 wildfires. |
| Some 9,000 firefighters worked throughout Monday in steep terrain and rugged conditions, officials said. | Some 9,000 firefighters worked throughout Monday in steep terrain and rugged conditions, officials said. |
| The biggest blaze - the so-called Rocky fire north of San Francisco - has already consumed more than 101 square miles (262 sq km) of land. | The biggest blaze - the so-called Rocky fire north of San Francisco - has already consumed more than 101 square miles (262 sq km) of land. |
| On Monday afternoon the fire jumped a highway that had been containing it. | On Monday afternoon the fire jumped a highway that had been containing it. |
| More than 3,000 firefighters were employed to fight that specific blaze. | |
| By Tuesday afternoon, cooler weather helped make a buffer between the flames and the 5,500 homes they could destroy. | |
| No additional homes were destroyed on Tuesday, after 24 were burnt down the day before. | |
| Officials described its rate of growth as unprecedented after it tripled in size over the weekend. | Officials described its rate of growth as unprecedented after it tripled in size over the weekend. |
| "I've never seen a fire act like this one," evacuee Vicki Estrella said. | "I've never seen a fire act like this one," evacuee Vicki Estrella said. |
| "It's amazing the way that thing spread. There was smoke 300ft (91m) in the air." | "It's amazing the way that thing spread. There was smoke 300ft (91m) in the air." |
| Four years of drought in the western US have left the landscape tinder dry. Coupled with unseasonably humid conditions, lightning strikes and gusting winds, this has posed a severe challenge for fire fighters and water-dropping aircraft. | Four years of drought in the western US have left the landscape tinder dry. Coupled with unseasonably humid conditions, lightning strikes and gusting winds, this has posed a severe challenge for fire fighters and water-dropping aircraft. |
| While some progress has been reported in tackling the blazes, partially due to a slight fall in temperatures, there is no rain forecast. | While some progress has been reported in tackling the blazes, partially due to a slight fall in temperatures, there is no rain forecast. |
| Other parts of the western US are also seeing wildfires. More than 300 people were moved from the path of a fire in Washington state, while another burned over 15,000 acres in Oregon. | Other parts of the western US are also seeing wildfires. More than 300 people were moved from the path of a fire in Washington state, while another burned over 15,000 acres in Oregon. |
| Are you in the area? Are you affected by the issues raised in this story? If it is safe for you to do so, you can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. | Are you in the area? Are you affected by the issues raised in this story? If it is safe for you to do so, you can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. |
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