Record temperatures spark massive wildfires in western US | The World

After a week of record temperatures, wildfires continue to spread across 12 western US states. It's forced evacuations in southern Oregon and threatened the power supply for neighbouring California. Officials have described the intensity of the inferno as 'unprecedented' this early in the fire season. Yvonne Yong reports.

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