Winds a Worry as Death Toll Reaches 35 From West Coast Fires

Winds a Worry as Death Toll Reaches 35 From West Coast Fires
Kristopher Smith holds his dog Tripp outside his tent at an evacuation center at the Milwaukie-Portland Elks Lodge, in Oak Grove, Ore., on Sept. 13, 2020. John Locher/AP Photo
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BEAVERCREEK, Ore.—Nearly all the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said over the weekend as crews battled wildfires that have killed at least 35 from California to Washington state.

The flames up and down the West Coast have destroyed neighborhoods, leaving nothing but charred rubble and burned-out cars, forced tens of thousands to flee, and cast a shroud of smoke that has given Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon, some of the worst air quality in the world.