Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes start

Event Overview

At least 120 homes destroyed in Georgia wildfires

Updated 5 days ago
The Hill
Washington Times
2 articles2 sources
Summary

One of the fires grew by 10,000 acres over the weekend. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include The Hill, Washington Times.

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At least 120 homes destroyed in Georgia wildfires
The Hill
The Hill
Center
4/27/2026

At least 120 homes destroyed in Georgia wildfires

One of the fires grew by 10,000 acres over the weekend.

Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes start
Washington Times4/27/2026

Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes start

NAHUNTA, Ga. — Heavy rain slowed the progress of two sprawling southern Georgia wildfires over the weekend, allowing crews to make some progress in containing the blazes that have destroyed more than 100 homes. Although the rain helped the firefighting efforts, it wasn’t “nearly enough to put the fires out” and crews.