A person has died due to wildfires in Texas.

One person has died as a result of wildfires raging in the US state of Texas, CNN reported, citing a representative of the Texas Hutchinson County.

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Earlier, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency in 60 counties of the state amid powerful wildfires. CNN reported on Wednesday that the area of ​​one of the fires raging in Texas, named Smokehouse Creek, has already reached almost 344 thousand hectares, and the fire has spread to neighboring Oklahoma.

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“We have one confirmed death in Scotts Acres,” county communications coordinator Deirdre Thomas said. She added that the fire in the city of Stinnett destroyed at least 20 structures.

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It is reported that we are talking about an 83-year-old woman. According to her relatives, she died in her home.

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Also, North Plains Electric Cooperative, a Texas power company that serves seven Texas Panhandle counties, said about 115 miles (185 kilometers) of power lines will have to be restored due to the fire. As the company noted, due to the current situation, about a thousand houses were left without electricity.