September 09, 2020, 06:11 PM
Wildfires raging in the north-western U.S. state of Oregon have painted the sky an eerie shade of red usually only found in horror movies.
A Twitter user shared a photo taken by RavenRosie, a user on Reddit of the "apocalyptic" sky in Salem, Oregon, where it quickly went viral.
https://twitter.com/BuitengebiedenB/status/1303466120674979840?s=20
Others shared photos of the frightening scene:
https://twitter.com/csochannel/status/1303499087971381248?s=20
The vermillion hues of the sky were visible even from the inside of one's home.
I took this at 10:43 this morning.. pic.twitter.com/reP4ZCwMhr
— ovrthrw (Tyrel) (@tjbovr) September 9, 2020
Wildfires in the Santiam Canyon East of Salem have forced evacuations, while fires in other parts of the state have burned through two towns.
This video just breaks my heart. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies shared this with us of the scene in Mill City. pic.twitter.com/f4aZVr7CQL
— John (Blue Check) Hendricks (@J_HendricksOR) September 8, 2020
Another heart-sinking video. This is from Dillon Zwicker. He took the video while driving through Mehama. He’s driving by Gene’s Meat Market, which has burned to the ground. #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/sXDlTMJMnt
— Genevieve Reaume (@GenevieveReaume) September 9, 2020
Governor Kate Brown has declared an emergency, reported The Oregonian, with at least 200,000 acres burned.
"This is proving to be an unprecedented and significant fire event for our state," she said.
Top image from RavenRosie via Reddit and City Slicker Online' Twitter.
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