In Pictures: Skies turn orange as uncontrolled wildfires spread through California and Oregon

High winds and unprecedented temperatures have fanned the worsening wildfires, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes.

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Sep 10, 2020, 08:50 AM

The San Francisco skyline is obscured in orange smoke and haze as seen from Treasure Island in San Francisco, California on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks a dog as smoke hangs in the air in Oakland, California, US, on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A woman takes in the view from the Embarcadero as smoke from various wildfires burning across Northern California mixes with the marine layer, blanketing San Francisco in darkness and an orange glow, on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Visitors are seen in Dolores Park under an orange sky darkened by smoke from California wildfires in San Francisco on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Thick smoke is seen above Salem City, Oregon, US, on Sept 8, 2020, in this picture obtained from social media. PHOTO: REUTERS

Red sky and thick smoke are seen in Salem City, Oregon, US, on Sept 8, 2020, in this picture obtained from social media. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man walks along the Redwood highway by the Pacific Ocean coast as smoke from wildfires covers an area near Orick, California, US, on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Firefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures behind a CalFire fire station during the Bear fire, part of the North Lightning Complex fires in the Berry Creek area of unincorporated Butte County, California on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A boat motors by as the Bidwell Bar Bridge is surrounded by fire in Lake Oroville during the Bear fire in Oroville, California on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Butte county firefighters watch as flames tower over their truck during the Bear fire in Oroville, California on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A home burns during the Bear fire, part of the North Lightning Complex fires in the Berry Creek area of unincorporated Butte County, California on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A Butte county firefighter douses flames at the Bear fire in Oroville, California on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A law enforcement officer guides evacuees down a road surrounded by fire at the Bear fire in Oroville, California on Sept 9, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A woman looks at a town by the Pacific Ocean coast as smoke from wildfires covers an area near Yachats, Oregon, US, on Sept 8, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

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