Thousands Flee Texas Fires
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Firefighters from around the state battle a large wildfire on Highway 71 near Smithville, Texas. A roaring wildfire raced unchecked Monday through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Texas, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, September 5, 2011
Thousands of people are fleeing from wildfires that continue to burn out of control in the southern state of Texas.
Texas officials say 5,000 residents have been evacuated from the raging fires, which have already burned about 15,000 hectares of land and destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
Texas officials say 5,000 residents have been evacuated from the raging fires, which have already burned about 15,000 hectares of land and destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
The devastation in Texas and in much of the US this year through drought and floods will have catastrophic consequences for the world's food supply. With parts of Africa already in famine and many third world countries such as India and Pakistan and even China having their own food production crises, 2012 may turn out to be the year of the famine!
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