Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in a North Carolina county still recovering from Hurricane Helene, and South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire.

Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina's governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire.

Firefighters have been working since Saturday afternoon to contain a wildfire that broke out in Wharton State Forest in Waterford, New Jersey.

Crews were working overnight to contain the fast-growing fire in the Wharton State Forest, southeast of Philadelphia. Two campgrounds had been evacuated.