Wildfires in California and Oregon destroy homes and prompt thousands of evacuations

<p>Pickett fire chars Napa wine country while predicted thunderstorms add to danger of Oregon’s Flat fire</p><p>Wildfires raging in northern <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California</a> wine country and central <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/oregon">Oregon</a> have destroyed multiple homes and threatened thousands more as hot, dry weather created challenges for firefighters battles the blazes.</p><p>Ten structures – including four homes – have been destroyed in Oregon’s Deschutes County as of Monday, where a wildfire dubbed the Flat fire continues to burn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/25/california-oregon-pickett-flat-wildfires">Continue reading...</a>