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Coronavirus complicates wildfire evacuations on West Coast

by Associated Press
| September 13, 2020 10:03 AM

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as destructive wildfires roar across the West Coast, and many of them could end up in shelters, raising potential health risks during the coronavirus pandemic.

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