Firefighters in U.S. northwest aided by weather, as winds drive California blaze

Eric Greene and Carmella Bonanno look through the remnants of Bonanno's home in a neighborhood that was severely damaged after a wildfire came through the area, in Talent, Oregon, U.S. September 19, 2020. REUTERS/David Ryder

(Reuters) - Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest got a helping hand from cooler, damp weather in their battle against an array of deadly wildfires on Saturday, even as uncooperative winds in Southern California spread another landscape-scorching blaze.

The weather shift, which followed intermittently heavy showers on Friday, helped more than 9,000 personnel fight 29 wildfires across Washington and Oregon, including the Riverside Fire southeast of Portland, the U.S. Forestry Service said.