00:00She had just 30 minutes, and then her entire life burned to the ground.
00:04For Brittany Quinn, the nightmare came fast.
00:07A wildfire was racing toward her home in Brantley County, Georgia.
00:11She grabbed her daughter, her animals, and whatever she could carry, and ran.
00:1630 minutes later, she checked her cameras.
00:19Her home was already in flames.
00:21My house is gone, she told CNN.
00:25Everything gone.
00:26And she is not alone.
00:28Two massive wildfires across Georgia and Florida have destroyed more than 120 homes.
00:34Entire communities are being forced to evacuate.
00:37Florida is now facing one of its worst fire seasons in decades.
00:41Months of La Nina drought have turned vegetation into fuel.
00:45Nearly 1,800 wildfires have already burned across the state this year.
00:49Trains stopped.
00:50Highways shut down.
00:52People stranded.
00:53In Brantley County, over 99% of the land is now in extreme drought.
00:58The worst level ever recorded there.
01:01The Highway 82 fire alone has destroyed dozens of structures.
01:05For families who escaped, survival is just the beginning.
01:09No homes, insurance battles, and fires still burning.
01:13And for those who didn't get 30 minutes, the outcome was far worse.
01:17Because sometimes, 30 minutes is the difference between everything and nothing.
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