14 Sep 2020

Thousands of homes destroyed in US wildfires

From Morning Report, 6:12 am on 14 September 2020

At least 33 people have died in wild fires ravaging the West Coast of the United States.

Fires have been raging in Oregon, California and Washington state for three weeks, burning millions of acres of land and destroying thousands of homes.

Thirteen-year-old Wyatt Tofte died in Oregon along with his 71-year-old grandmother, Peggy Mosso.

Erin Ross is a journalist for Oregon Public Broadcasting.

She speaks to Corin Dann.