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Firefighters battling wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota create a trench with axes on a hillside west of Rapid City on Monday, March 29, 2021. The blaze that started on property near the town of Nemo had burned at least 11/2 square miles and led to the evacuation of 400 homes as of Monday afternoon. Officials say two homes and numerous outbuildings were destroyed on a day when wind gusts reached 72 mph. (Siandhara Bonnet/Rapid City Journal via AP)

Firefighters battling wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota create a trench with axes on a hillside west of Rapid City on Monday, March 29, 2021. The blaze that started on property near the town of Nemo had burned at least 11/2 square miles and led to the evacuation of 400 homes as of Monday afternoon. Officials say two homes and numerous outbuildings were destroyed on a day when wind gusts reached 72 mph. (Siandhara Bonnet/Rapid City Journal via AP)

March 30, 2021

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Crews battling Black Hills wildfires hampered by strong wind
March 30, 2021 8 a.m.

Crews battling Black Hills wildfires hampered by strong wind

NEMO, S.D. (AP) — High winds Tuesday hampered firefighters battling wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that have forced the evacuations of more than 400 homes and closed the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.