Georgia & Florida Wildfires: 50 Homes Lost, Evacuations

0:00Wildfires are raging across Georgia and Florida, wiping out nearly 50 homes in Georgia alone and sparking evacuations plus school closures in, several spots. The biggest blazes are hitting Georgia's coast and areas near Jacksonville and Florida, fueled by a brutal drought, super low humidity and gusty winds that make everything spread fast. In Branley County, Georgia, one fire exploded in size and torched 47 homes, forcing 800 people to evacuate while threatening three, 100 more, with five shelters now open. Florida is dealing with 131 fires that have scorched 34 square miles, mostly up north, marking one of the state's worst. Seasons and decades as crews stage gear statewide, smokes-blanketing cities like Atlanta, Savannah, and Jacksonville, dropping air quality to unhealthy levels and fire danger stays high through. Friday with those dry conditions hanging on stay alert out there. This has been Durham News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story.