US scorched by drought-driven wildfires
Roughly 500,000 hectares burned across the country, making June second-worst month in last 13 years.
Published On 5 Aug 2012
The drought sweeping much of the United States is contributing to an upsurge in wildfires.
In June, more than 6,500 wildfires burned an estimated 500,000 hectares across the country, making for the second-worst June for fire damage in the past 13 years.
In the state of Oklahoma, flames have destroyed dozens of homes and forced residential areas to be evacuated.
Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports.
Source: Al Jazeera