A devastating wildfire in the northern Argentine province of Corrientes has spread to cover more than 500,000 hectares, 6% of the region's total area, underscoring the impact of dry weather due to the Niña weather pattern in the South American nation.
A Civil Defense source told Reuters that firefighters were working to bring the fire under control, with houses and a hotel near the provincial capital located about 800 kilometers north of Buenos Aires being evacuated as a precaution.
"There are almost 518,000 hectares on fire," Nicolas Pino, president of the Rural Society of Corrientes, told a local television channel, adding that the hope was for strong rains to douse the blaze.
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