US Edition‘Hope and Pray’: Rapidly Growing Wildfire Forces Residents to Leave Home as More Evacuations Are Ordered
The Pineland Road and Highway 82 fires have destroyed more than 50 structures and forced evacuations as drought fuels rapid spread, officials said.
- On Friday, Governor Brian Kemp declared a State of Emergency as wildfires in South Georgia neared 30,000 acres, issuing a burn ban across 91 counties in the southern half of the state.
- Extreme drought now covering more than 70% of Georgia is driving the blazes, with state officials reporting these are the worst drought conditions the region has experienced in more than a decade.
- Brantley County's Highway 82 fire has destroyed more than 50 structures, with officials reporting 48 homes lost and another 1,000 potentially at risk as containment remains at 15%.
- Operating under direction from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, the Georgia National Guard deployed four aircraft armed with water buckets to suppress the flames.
- Health officials urge residents to limit outdoor exposure as air quality alerts remain in effect, while forecasts from the National Weather Service show only potential, inconsistent rain toward month's end.
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Georgia under state of emergency as wildfires destroy homes, force evacuations
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Griffin Daily NewsHistoric Georgia wildfires continue to burn largely uncontained with no end in sight
The Pineland Road fire has burned over 31,000 acres in Clinch County, destroying 35 homes or other structures. Photo courtesy of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources The latest information on Georgia’s two major wildfires as of Friday afternoon according to Gov. Brian Kemp Pineland Road Fire Location: Clinch County Area burned: over 31,000 acres Contained: about 10% Buildings destroyed: 35 Additional structures in harm’s way:…
‘Hope and pray’: Rapidly growing wildfire forces residents to leave home as more evacuations are ordered
Wildfires burning in Brantley County scorched about 5,000 acres and remained only 15% contained, as evacuation orders continued and residents braced for what came next.
How you can help the victims of the South Georgia wildfires
Two Nahunta businesses are now accepting donated goods for families displaced or affected by the Brantley County wildfire, the Brantley County Sheriff’s Office said. What’s happening: Brantley Gas at 114 Satilla Avenue and H & S Car Haulers at 125 Industrial Park are both open to receive donations. Items collected at both sites are being […] The post How you can help the victims of the South Georgia wildfires appeared first on The Georgia Sun.
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