Many deaths are feared as fires force tens of thousands to evacuate their homes
Fires rage near Salem, Oregon, the US, September 8 2020. Picture: ZAK STONE/REUTERS
The towns of Detroit in central Oregon, Blue River and Vida in coastal Lane County and Phoenix and Talent in southern Oregon were destroyed, Brown told a news conference.
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