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Wildfires swept by high winds burn near Protection, Kan., early Tuesday, March 7, 2017. The Wichita Eagle reported that Protection, a resident community in Comanche County, was evacuated Monday evening. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Chaplain Jeff Thompson passes bags of chips to, from left to right, Suzanne Morgan, Carol Shaylor and Linda Nimmo Monday, March 6, 2017, inside an evacuation center at the Kansas State Fairgounds as a grassfire continues to rage north of Hutchinson, Kan. (Katy Kildee/The Hutchinson News via AP)
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Cattle graze by a wildfire near Protection, Kan., early Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Grass fires fanned by gusting winds scorched swaths of Kansas grassland Monday, forcing the evacuations of several towns and the closure of some roads. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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A National Guard helicopter picks up water from the Gravel & Concrete Inc. sandpit on Monday, March 6, 2017, in Nickerson, Kan. The helicopters were conducting water airdrops on hotspots and smoldering tree rows Monday in the Highlands subdivision north of Hutchinson. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News via AP)
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A National Guard helicopter flies over the Highlands in Hutchinson, Kan., Monday, March 6, 2017, as efforts continue to extinguish a grass fire. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News via AP)
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A tree burns as firefighters from across Kansas and Oklahoma battle a wildfire near Protection, Kan., Monday, March 6, 2017. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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Firefighters from across Kansas and Oklahoma battle a wildfire near Protection, Kan., Monday, March 6, 2017. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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Firefighters from across Kansas and Oklahoma battle a wildfire near Protection, Kan., Monday, March 6, 2017. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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Firefighters from across Kansas and Oklahoma battle a wildfire near Protection, Kan., Monday, March 6, 2017. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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Firefighters from across Kansas and Oklahoma battle a wildfire near Protection, Kan., Monday, March 6, 2017. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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Firefighters from across Kansas and Oklahoma battle a wildfire near Protection, Kan., Monday, March 6, 2017. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017 file photo shows the Lavachet Wall at the Tignes ski resort, French Alps. French officials say an avalanche has struck the Alpine ski resort of Tignes Tuesday March 7, 2017, and rescue services have launched a search.(AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
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This Feb. 14, 2017, file photo shows the Lavachet Wall at the Tignes ski resort, French Alps. French officials say an avalanche has struck the Alpine ski resort of Tignes Tuesday March 7, 2017, and rescue services have launched a search. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, centre, walks inside the U.N. compound during his visit to Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday , March 7, 2017. Guterres is conducting high level talks including with Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, to start of what he calls an emergency visit to highlight the country's famine crisis. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
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Lightning strikes near the barn on the Taylor farm near Lawrence, Kan., Monday, March 6, 2017. The area fell under a severe thunderstorm warning at the time. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Illustration on rescue plans for Obamacare members by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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In this mage provided by NOAA shows some of the first images from it's new satellite that maps lightning. A new U.S. satellite is mapping lightning flashes worldwide from above, which should provide better warning about dangerous strikes. NOAA released the first images from a satellite launched last November that had the first lightning detector in geostationary orbit. It includes bright flashes from a storm that spawned tornadoes and hail in the Houston region on Valentine’s Day. (NOAA via AP)
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Jason McClure, left, and Gary McClure work to extinguish flames as a wildfire burns Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Hutchinson, Kan. Interim Hutchinson Fire Department Chief Doug Hanen says fire crews are working to control numerous hot spots in the fire. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News via AP)
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Lane Clark works to extinguish flames as a wildfire burns Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Hutchinson, Kan. Interim Hutchinson Fire Department Chief Doug Hanen says fire crews are working to control numerous hot spots in the fire. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News via AP)
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A firefighter douses flames from a wildfire Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Hutchinson, Kan. Interim Hutchinson Fire Department Chief Doug Hanen says fire crews are working to control numerous hot spots in the fire. (Lindsey Bauman/The Hutchinson News via AP)
