More evacuations expected amid dangerous wildfires in US south-west

A vehicle heads away from a plume of smoke from the Cerro Pelado Fire burning in the Jemez Mountains , New Mexico (The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Thousands of firefighters have battled wildfires in the US south-west as more residents prepare to evacuate in northern New Mexico amid strong winds and dangerously dry conditions.

The biggest fire in the US grew to more than 117 square miles north-east of Santa Fe, New Mexico.