North America wildfires burn millions of acres in western US and Canada

Over the weekend, dozens of wildfires burned over 1 million acres in the US state of Oregon. Thousands are under evacuation orders as the fires have burned homes and forced the closure of major highways.

In Canada, thousands of lightning strikes from storms over the weekend also ignited fresh fires in British Columbia. Prime Minister Mark Carney has said this is one of the worst wildfire seasons on record for the country.