Hazardous smoke is blanketing the skies over nearly half of Texas as five wildfires continue to burn through parts of the Panhandle. The devastation caused by these fires is unprecedented, with nearly one million acres scorched since Monday.
From a bird's eye view in space, the extent of the destruction is visible, stretching into parts of Oklahoma as well. The largest of these wildfires, the Smokehouse Creek Fire, has now become the second largest in Texas history, engulfing over 850,000 acres of land.
The rapid spread of these fires is alarming, with an average of 150 football fields being consumed every minute since the fires ignited on Monday. Thousands of individuals have been forced to evacuate their homes as the flames encroach on communities.
As the fires rage on, the affected areas are left grappling with the aftermath, trying to assess the extent of the damage to homes and businesses. The scale of this disaster is immense, and the road to recovery will be long and arduous for those impacted by the wildfires.
