Dozens Missing in Oregon Wildfires, Gov. Kate Brown Says

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says “dozens of people” are missing from the large wildfires that have burned across the state.

Brown made the announcement at a news briefing Friday afternoon, and said the reports of missing people come from blazes in southern Oregon near Medford and the northern part of the state near the state capital of Salem.

At least four wildfire deaths of have been reported in Oregon.

She also said that weather conditions are improving, with cooler moister air coming into the state, which should aid firefighters.

Brown said a half-million people in Oregon are under orders to either evacuate or prepare to evacuate due to the wildfires

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