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Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona and California

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Wildfires burning throughout the American West are forcing evacuations as crews deal with more hot, windy and dry conditions.
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CALTRANS VIA AP

In this photo provided Caltrans, crews work to clear a multiple slides along Highway 70 in the Feather River Canyon near Belden, Calif., Sunday, June 12. A 50-mile (80-km) stretch of the highway was closed indefinitely on Monday after mud, boulders and dead trees inundated lanes during flash floods along a wildfire burn scar. There was no estimate for when the mountain route might reopen.
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CALTRANS VIA AP

In this photo provided Caltrans, crews work to clear a multiple slides along Highway 70 in the Feather River Canyon near Belden, Calif., Sunday, June 12. A 50-mile (80-km) stretch of the highway was closed indefinitely on Monday after mud, boulders and dead trees inundated lanes during flash floods along a wildfire burn scar. There was no estimate for when the mountain route might reopen.
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CALTRANS VIA AP

In this photo provided Caltrans, crews work to clear a multiple slides along Highway 70 in the Feather River Canyon near Belden, Calif., Sunday, June 12. A 50-mile (80-km) stretch of the highway was closed indefinitely on Monday after mud, boulders and dead trees inundated lanes during flash floods along a wildfire burn scar. There was no estimate for when the mountain route might reopen.
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Janetta Kathleen and her horse, Squish, watch as smoke rises above neighborhoods on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., Sunday, June 12, casts a glow above neighborhoods. Evacuations have been ordered for homes in the area. Authorities say firefighters are responding to the wildfire about six miles north of Flagstaff that has forced evacuations.
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Janetta Kathleen and her horse, Squish, watch as smoke rises above neighborhoods on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., Sunday, June 12, casts a glow above neighborhoods. Evacuations have been ordered for homes in the area. Authorities say firefighters are responding to the wildfire about six miles north of Flagstaff that has forced evacuations.
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A firefighter watches as a helicopter drops water on the Sheep Fire burning in Wrightwood, Calif., Sunday, June 12.
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A wildfire burning on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona, on Sunday, June 12, casts a glow above neighborhoods. Evacuations have been ordered for homes in the area. Authorities say firefighters are responding to the wildfire about six miles north of Flagstaff that has forced evacuations.
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A firefighter watches as the Sheep Fire burns in Wrightwood, Calif., Sunday, June 12.
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Residents watch as smoke rises from the Sheep Fire burning in Wrightwood, Calif., Sunday, June 12.
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Residents walk by as smoke rises from the Sheep Fire burning in Wrightwood, Calif., Sunday, June 12.
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A wildfire burning on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona, Sunday, June 12, casts a glow above neighborhoods. Evacuations have been ordered for homes in the area. Authorities say firefighters are responding to the wildfire about six miles north of Flagstaff that has forced evacuations.
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The moon is seen as the Sheep fire burns in Wrightwood, Calif., Monday, June 13.
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The Sheep fire burns in Wrightwood, Calif., Monday, June 13.
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A firefighter watches as the Sheep fire burns in Wrightwood, Calif., Monday, June 13.
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Wind whips embers from a power line pole burned by the Sheep fire in Wrightwood, Calif., Monday, June 13.
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The Sheep fire burns in Wrightwood, Calif., Monday, June 13.
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A fire engine is seen as the Sheep fire burns in Wrightwood, Calif., Monday, June 13.

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