Half Million Oregonians Evacuate as Death Toll in West Wildfires Rises to 16

A man inspect a neighborhood after wildfires destroyed an area of Phoenix, Ore., on Sept. 10, 2020. Carlos Barria/Reuters

Around half a million people in Oregon evacuated as dozens of extreme, wind-driven wildfires scorched U.S. West Coast states on Friday, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least 16 people, state and local authorities said.

Since Monday 11 people have died from fires in California, while four were killed in Oregon and a 1-year-old boy died in Washington state, police reported.