SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Authorities confirmed on Sunday that 10 people were killed, at least a dozen unaccounted for and hundreds reeling from lost homes due to the record-breaking wildfires across the U.S. state of Oregon.
The fires have covered more than 1 million acres across Oregon, spanning from the southern border to the coast and Clackamas County. That figure is about twice the yearly average over the past 10 years.
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