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USA: Fires in Texas destroy 86 homes

Fires destroyed 86 homes, most of the village of Carbon, in the state of Texas (southern USA), where four fires burning west of Dallas have reduced the area of ​​220,000 acres and claimed the life of an assistant sheriff who helped people in the area to removed, according to a report in the Dallas Morning News.

The fires have been raging Wednesday and Thursday in Eastland County, about 190 miles west of Dallas, and have been reduced by just 30 percent, the Texas Fire Department said Saturday.

About 85% of Carbon, a village with a population of 225, was completely burnt down, the newspaper said, posting photos of houses left with nothing but ashes and debris.

Strong winds and spreading fast thanks to the dry low vegetation, the flames engulfed most of Carbon within three hours, the Dallas Morning News correspondent reported.

“Everywhere you look today, the tide of protectionist sentiment is flowing.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared 11 Texas counties in a state of disrepair and ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in Eastland County in honor of the late Assistant Sheriff Barbara Fenley, according to a press release from his office.

Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Thursday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. said Sheriff Jason Weger on local television station KTAB / KRBC.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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