Wildfires spread across 30 cities in Brazil's Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, 24th August, 2024 (WAM) -- Brazil's Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Friday evening, adding two people had died in an industrial plant trying to hold back the flames.

Reuters quoted the government as warning residents that forest fires could spread rapidly from gusts of wind, potentially razing large areas of natural vegetation.

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