US wildfires destroy scores of homes

Fires in US state of Colorado force mass evacuation as almost 100 homes are burnt.

High temperatures, gusty winds and bone-dry forests have fuelled wildfires in Colorado.

Almost 100 homes have been burned and destroyed, and thousands of people have fled to safety.

The army has been called in to the US state to prevent looting.

Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports.

Source: Al Jazeera

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