Wildfires in Georgia and Florida destroy nearly 50 homes, force evacuations

Wildfires in Georgia and Florida destroy nearly 50 homes and force evacuat
evacuations

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to evacuate their homes. People are dying in these fires, and many animals 
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Some of the biggest blazes were near Georgia's coast while others were popp
popping up in northern Florida, a state facing one of its worst fire season
seasons in decades.

It was not yet clear how the wildfires started, but the bottom half of Geor
Georgia is perilously dry and the conditions prompted the state's forestry 
commission to issue a burn ban for the first time in its history. Southeast
Southeastern Georgia has seen just 11 inches of rain since the beginning of
of September — almost 15 inches below normal, the National Weather Service 
said.

The fires spread so quickly in southern Georgia that residents received no 
warnings or alerts.

Georgia's two biggest wildfires together have burned more than 31 square m
miles, and at least four other smaller fires have been reported in the sta
state.

Dry timber feeds Georgia fires

The fast-moving Brantley County fire was threatening roughly 1,000 homes We
Wednesday after destroying almost 50 a day earlier. That fire grew in size 
by roughly six times in just a half-day Tuesday, said Joey Cason, the count
county manager. There were fires erupting in the backyard and people takin
taking off in the front yard, he said Wednesday.

So far, no major injuries have been reported, Cason said.

The rural county is roughly midway between Georgia's coastal beaches and th
the Okefenokee Swamp and is dotted with livestock and fruit farms as well a
as thick stands of planted pines grown for timber.

Crews were working to create fire breaks and stop flames from reaching popu
populated areas. The biggest concern was the gusting winds that could easil
easily spread embers.

Authorities said rain was desperately needed. The area with the worst fires
fires is in exceptional or extreme drought, the most dire levels, according
according to the US Drought Monitor.

If you could start praying for that right now, we'd be grateful, Cason sa
said.

Pine and hardwood forests in the region are helping charge the fires, said 
Seth Hawkins, a spokesperson for the Georgia Forestry Commission. Swampy lo
lowlands with thick layers of leaves and woody debris are super flammable
flammable when they dry out, he said.

The commission's 30-day burn ban is for the southern part of the state.

More residents are told to evacuate

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Wednesday for more th
than half of the state's counties.

Brantley County Sheriff Len Davis warned residents to be ready to evacuate 
because the winds could shift rapidly and unexpectedly.

More people were told to evacuate Wednesday afternoon, on top of the 800 ev
evacuations that had already taken place in the county. Five shelters have 
opened, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.

A large fire that started in Clinch County also prompted evacuations.

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