‘Largest and most destructive’ wildfire disaster in Texas torches 1m acres

Abnormally warm temperatures, dry grasses and strong winds are helping to drive almost two dozen wildfires ripping across the west Texas panhandle, burning 1m acres on their way.

As many as 23 separate fires are centered north of Amarillo, Texas, 300 miles east of the New Mexico border, and moving into Oklahoma, where at least 12 fires were burning.

The Texas A&M forest service said it had raised its wildland fire preparedness level to

it said, due to an increase in large, active…