brinde777 Scores of Wildfires Burn Across Texas and Oklahoma

Dozens of fires across Oklahoma have destroyed nearly 300 structures and burned close to 200,000 acres, Gov. Kevin Stitt said Saturday morningbrinde777, as dangerous fire conditions persisted from Texas to Nebraska.

The fires were fueled by low humidity, dry vegetation and hurricane-force winds that threatened areas from the Texas Panhandle all the way to Iowa. On Saturday morning, Oklahomans were still assessing the damage, but videos on social media showed houses consumed by flames in parts of Stillwater, Okla., a university town of about 50,000 people.

In a social media post on Saturday, Ms. Harris said she had “gladly” accepted CNN’s invitation for an Oct. 23 face-off, adding that she hoped Mr. Trump would join her.

The Quad alliance has existed for more than a decade, but Mr. Biden was the first president to convene a meeting among the leaders of the nations as a foursome. As the four posed for a photo on Saturday, Mr. Biden was asked whether the alliance would last beyond November. “Way beyond November,” he said.

Governor Stitt said the fires had destroyed at least 293 structures and led to the death of one person in a vehicle. Some fires were still smoldering on Saturday morning, officials said.

Governor Stitt declared a state of emergency for 12 counties on Saturday.

More than 150 wildfires were burning in the early morning hours of Saturday in Oklahoma alone, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

So many fires had erupted around the state that the usual system of mutual aid hadn’t been available Friday night, said Clay Abercrombie, the mayor of Mannford, Okla.

“So it was kind of, to each his own,” Mr. Abercrombie said.

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