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Deadly weather extremes are wreaking havoc in the western U.S. where dozens of major wildfires are burning due to hot, dry conditions. Three firefighters have died in a blaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In Utah, the incredibly fast-moving Cottonwood wildfire has expanded to 144 square miles, the largest fire in the country.<\/p>\n
Public Information Officer Alyssa Mason said of the fire’s speed, “The high estimate yesterday was 3,000 feet per minute and then the low estimate was 100 feet per minute.”<\/p>\n
In Beaver, Utah, a ring camera captured the moment flying embers and flames surrounded cabins and trees. Cabin owner Marc Leduc watched it from the safety of his home.<\/p>\n
“Within seconds, completely surrounding kind of the trees around my cabin. I’ve never seen anything like that. I didn’t know fire could do that.”<\/p>\n
Three firefighters died battling a fire at the Utah-Colorado border after being trapped by flames. First responders honored them with a procession in Grand Junction, Colorado.<\/p>\n
Spokesperson Paige Pagucco said, “It’s the ultimate sacrifice, and we never like to hear when that happens. We take a step back, and we reassess how we’re doing things.”<\/p>\n
It’s a completely different weather story in Kentucky and Indiana, where flash flooding is blamed for at least four deaths.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency following heavy rains and flash floods. “We have been hit really hard. Wiping out roads and bridges and sadly, even taking a handful of lives,” he said.<\/p>\n
In a video posted to social media, firefighters pulled a driver to safety before the car floated away in the strong current.<\/p>\n
In Bullitt County near Louisville, officials urged some residents to evacuate after the heavy rains caused a dam to fail.<\/p>\n
Jon Waters, Director of Bullitt County Emergency Management, said, “People didn’t want to vacate their homes. Which, I know people want to stay home. It’s your stuff. It’s your loved ones. But it’s so dangerous when you stay home when all the flood waters are rising.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a dangerous heat wave is coming for the eastern half of the country this week, with triple-digit temps expected from the Midwest to the East Coast.<\/p>\n
In Europe, where temperatures are topping 105 in some places, more than 1,300 deaths have been linked to the excess heat.<\/p>\n
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