Wildfires across Georgia and Florida destroy more than 50 homes and force evacuations. Some of the biggest blazes were near Georgia's coast, while others were popping up in northern Florida, which is facing one of its worst fire seasons in decades.
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It was not yet clear how the wildfires started, but the bottom half of Georgia is perilously dry and the conditions prompted the state's forestry commission to issue a burn ban for the first time in its history. Southeastern Georgia has seen just 11 inches of rain since the beginning of September — almost 15 inches below normal, the National Weather Service said.

The fires spread so quickly in that area that residents received no warnings or alerts.

Wasn't it the Republican president that said Californians need to sweep their forests to prevent forest fires?