Wildfires in Georgia burn thousands of acres
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CNN News Central’s Sara Sidner speaks with CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam, reporting from Brantley County, Georgia where crews are battling wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations.
A live CNN report on the Georgia wildfires turned tense when a Brantley County homeowner confronted reporter Derek Van Dam and demanded the crew leave.
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Wildfires in Florida, Georgia destroy homes, force evacuations as drought and winds fuel spread
More than 100 firefighters are battling fast-moving wildfires in Florida and Georgia that have destroyed homes, threatened dozens more and forced hundreds to evacuate as extreme drought and strong winds drive the flames.
Drought in the continental United States has expanded to its record-highest level for spring, and it’s fueling wildfire and water shortage concerns as the summer’s drying heat fast approaches.
Derek van Dam's reporting on wildfires sweeping through Georgia was interrupted Friday by a woman upset that the reporter was on her property.