Post by mhbruin on Mar 1, 2024 10:04:43 GMT -8
Meanwhile Ab-Butt Is Spending His Time Worrying About the Border
Catastrophic wildfires ripping across the Texas Panhandle have killed at least one person and threaten to destroy more homes, cattle and livelihoods as the biggest inferno in state history engulfs more land every minute.
The wildfires have already scorched about 2,000 square miles – roughly the same amount of land as the entire state of Delaware.
In Hutchinson County, the Smokehouse Creek Fire claimed the life of 83-year-old Joyce Blankenship, her family said.
“The house was gone,” said her grandson Nathan Blankenship. “There was no way she could’ve gotten out.”
In Hemphill County alone, 400,000 acres are burned, scores of homes have been destroyed and thousands of cattle have died, Hemphill County AgriLife Extension agent Andy Holloway said. More than 85% of cattle in Texas are raised in the Panhandle, according to agricultural officials.
How Many Homes Has the Border Destroyed?
Catastrophic wildfires ripping across the Texas Panhandle have killed at least one person and threaten to destroy more homes, cattle and livelihoods as the biggest inferno in state history engulfs more land every minute.
The wildfires have already scorched about 2,000 square miles – roughly the same amount of land as the entire state of Delaware.
In Hutchinson County, the Smokehouse Creek Fire claimed the life of 83-year-old Joyce Blankenship, her family said.
“The house was gone,” said her grandson Nathan Blankenship. “There was no way she could’ve gotten out.”
In Hemphill County alone, 400,000 acres are burned, scores of homes have been destroyed and thousands of cattle have died, Hemphill County AgriLife Extension agent Andy Holloway said. More than 85% of cattle in Texas are raised in the Panhandle, according to agricultural officials.
How Many Homes Has the Border Destroyed?