Men evacuate from a home as a wildfire approaches near Conway, South Carolina. Officials are urging local residents and tourists to flee to sheltersPhotograph: Logan Mock-Bunting/GettyMen spray water on a wildfire as it threatens homes near Conway today. Dry and windy conditions are threatening to stoke the flamesPhotograph: Logan Mock-Bunting/GettySmoke billows behind a group of homes in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on WednesdayPhotograph: Janet Blackmon Morgan/AP
Firefighters attempt to keep a wildfire from crossing a highway in Horry county, South Carolina. Officials say 2,832 hectares (7,000 acres) have burned in the countyPhotograph: Randall Hill/APA wildfire is seen near ConwayPhotograph: Rebecca Koenig/APSmoke darkens the skies above a highway Photograph: Steve Jessmore/APFirefighters work to control a wildfire. The fire began along the coast, just west of Myrtle BeachPhotograph: Rebecca Koenig/APSmoke from a wildfire is seen near Conway. Over 40 homes have been destroyed in the fire Photograph: Randall Hill/APResidents watch a wildfire spread. Todd Cartner, a spokesman for Horry county fire rescue, said: 'this is the worst fire on record as far as loss of homes' Photograph: Rebecca Koenig/APA wildfire moves towards a South Carolina highway in Horry county. Mark Sanford, South Carolina's governor, has declared a state of emergency for the county, which includes the Myrtle Beach areaPhotograph: AP
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