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“#Wildfire ravages massive section of Argentine forest<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A wildfire raging in the south of Argentina has consumed a vast swathe of forestland in three days, local authorities said Wednesday\u2014an area half the size of Liechtenstein.<\/p>\n

About a hundred firefighters, 26 fire trucks, two water-bombing helicopters and two planes are fighting to contain the blaze in a region unaccustomed to forest fires, officials said.<\/p>\n

The blaze, its origins unknown, is threatening a vast region around El Bolson, a town of some 18,000 inhabitants in the Rio Negro province in northern Patagonia.<\/p>\n

By Wednesday, it had destroyed some 8,500 hectares.<\/p>\n

Vegetation parched by recent drought, high temperatures and strong winds have complicated the firefighting effort.<\/p>\n

El Bolson civil protection official Leandro Romairone said rain was expected later Wednesday, but “not enough to have a decisive impact on firefighting.”<\/p>\n

No populated area is immedia<\/a>tely threatened, and “no evacuation is planned at this time,” he told AFP.<\/p>\n

At least four firefighters have been treated in hospital for injuries sustained in the line of duty.<\/p>\n\n

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\n \u00a9 2021 AFP<\/p>\n

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