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Mud, slides trap drivers in Wash.

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TWISP, Wash. (AP) — Mud, slides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain falling on wildfire-scarred areas of north-central Washington damaged some homes, blocked portions of at least three highways and stranded motorists, officials say.

Cooler weather aids crews fighting Washington fires
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Cooler weather aids crews fighting Washington fires

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters and local authorities are heartened by weather forecasts that call for cooler temperatures and higher humidity as they battle a destructive wildfire that has charred hundreds of square miles in Washington state and is the largest in state history.

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Damage from Washington wildfires ‘hard to believe’

  • NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS and GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press
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PATEROS, Wash. — Residents strolled through the smoldering rubble of their neighborhoods, some wearing surgical masks to protect their lungs from the smoke and ash lingering in the air of the riverside community they call “Paterodise.”