Kansas officials are in the process of seeking relief for residents impacted by wildfires which torched over 100,000 acres in four Kansas counties last week, killing two and burning houses, livestock and cropland. The fires were a result of historically high winds, some topping 100 miles-per-hour, which slammed Kansas last week, leaving behind a wake of property damage and thousands of residents across the state without power. All in all, 24 counties issued local disaster declarations as a result of the high winds. But the fires were most intense in Ellis, Osborne, Rooks and Russell counties.
Source: Salina Journal
