Social media users are drawing parallels between the wildfires in Oregon and Hollywood films set on Mars, as footage from the state reveals the weather-changing devastation wrought by the flames.
Several people in Salem, the state’s capital, shared photos and videos of the red sky on Tuesday.
Startling images from Oregon this week show otherworldly red-orange skies hanging over parts of the state, where devastating wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes and driven thousands of people from their communities.The state is now under a state of emergency and fires are burning over 1,300 square kilometres amid extremely hot and windy weather that is only making the problem worse.
Gov. Kate Brown says at least five towns have been destroyed, none of the fires are contained and there is no weather relief in the forecast.“This could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state’s history,” she said Wednesday.
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.
Several people in Salem, the state’s capital, shared photos and videos of the red sky on Tuesday.
Startling images from Oregon this week show otherworldly red-orange skies hanging over parts of the state, where devastating wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes and driven thousands of people from their communities.The state is now under a state of emergency and fires are burning over 1,300 square kilometres amid extremely hot and windy weather that is only making the problem worse.
Gov. Kate Brown says at least five towns have been destroyed, none of the fires are contained and there is no weather relief in the forecast.“This could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state’s history,” she said Wednesday.
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.
