Wildfires burning across Georgia and Florida destroy homes and force evacuations
Edward Helmore and agencies
Smoke drifts into Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, as air quality declines and 50 homes destroyed Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Wildfires burning across the south-eastern US intensified on Wednesday across parts of south-east Georgia, where 50 homes were destroyed, and across north-east Florida, forcing evacuations and school closures in some communities. The Georgia forestry commission issued its first mandatory burn ban in the state’s history, effe