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Devastating wildfires cover South America in smoke

Clifford Coonan
September 7, 2024

Thousands of wildfires across South America are decimating the planet's largest rainforest, the Amazon, and shrouding the continent in smoke. Authorities in Brazil, Peru and Bolivia are struggling to contain the blazes amid a historic dry season.

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