• California, Oregon and Washington battle fast-moving wildfires
  • Oregon governor Kate Brown warns of further hardship

Wildfires searing through the American west have killed at least seven people, leveled entire neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands, forcing stretched firefighting crews to make tough decisions about where to deploy.

Related: US wildfires: more than 90 blazes sweep across west as death toll rises – live

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