The Atlantic,
The Statesmen,
KXAN, and
Boing Boing have put up galleries of photos from the fires across Texas. These fires (especially the one that swallowed Bastrop yesterday) are visible from space.
UPDATE
Look at this video from Bastrop State Park, showing how quickly the fire is spreading
More images after the jump.
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| 09/05/11 Burned Down Home near Bastrop (AP Photo/Erich Schlegel) via The Atlantic |
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| 09/05/11 What once was a home in Bastrop, TX (Reuters/Mike Stone) via The Atlantic |
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| 09/05/11 Smoke from Bastrop, TX (Reuters/Mike Stone) via The Atlantic |
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| 09/04/11 House in Steiner Ranch, TX (Jay Janner) via The Statesman |
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| 09/06/11 Animal shelters in Bastrop were evacuated, along with pets from around the area. As of today, a majority of the animals in from Bastrop have gone unidentified, and are over crowding the shelters in Austin. (Kelly West) via The Statesman |
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| 09/06/11 Gov. Perry reassuring a Bastrop fire victim (Alberto Martinez) via The Statesman |
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| 09/04/11 Cedar Park, TX (Russell Minton) via KXAN |
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| 09/04/11 Smokey view of Steiner Ranch from The Oasis (Krista Jezeik) via KXAN |
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| 09/04/11 Afternoon evacuation from Steiner Ranch (Derek Rasor) via KXAN |
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| 09/04/11 Evening continued evacuation from Steiner Ranch (Tracy Smith) via KXAN |
The Bastrop County fire is still out of control. Some of our firefighters have gotten no sleep in the past 48 hours. Retired firefighters have come out of retirement to lend a hand. Hopefully the cooler weather will give us an edge up.
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