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Southern US wildfires force residents to flee: ‘I don’t know if I have a house standing or not’

wildfires started, but the bottom half of Georgia and northern Florida are both extremely dry. In Georgia, the Brantley county fire has caused much of the structural damage across seven square miles (18km) but remained

A fast-growing Georgia wildfire tops 31 square miles, with evacuations possible

Wildfires continue to spread across South Georgia amid drought conditions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/nx-s1-5797829/wildfires-continue-to-spread-across-south-georgia-amid-drought-conditions) Wind gusts of about 15 mph (24.1 kph) were expected Sunday. Cason also said evacuation notices could be issued Sunday and that

First Thing: White House correspondents’ dinner suspect to be charged as motive examined

updates** in our liveblog [here](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/27/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-charges-donald-trump-king-charles-latest-news-updates). ## **No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield** ![Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi (right), visits the Sultan of Oman, Haitham