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Fire and flood menace hit Northern California and beyond
In Oroville California and across the West wildfires and floods displaced thousands. Chuck Wilsey survived a close call near Oroville dam while evacuations continued and flames scorched grassland. Firefighters pressed containment as northern and southern California faced heat waves and record temperatures. Across Canada and the U.S. fires spread with hundreds evacuated and dozens of buildings destroyed.
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Oroville
Calif
Chuck Wilsey
California
Wilsey
Associated Press
Sierra Nevada
Sacramento
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Canada
Krystle Chambers
Pam Deditch
Santa Barbara
Bennet Milloy
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Breckenridge
British Columbia