Firefighters battle raging flames as Argentina wildfire grows during intense heatwave
Dozens of people were evacuated Tuesday from their homes in Argentina’s central Córdoba province as forest fires grew amid an intense heat wave.
Images and video from the area showed massive flames in hills surrounding populated areas as firefighters worked to combat the flames that had reached some homes in the region.
It was not immediately clear how many homes had been affected by the flames.
There was hope that rains expected Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning could help calm the fires that had spread rapidly due to strong winds.
There were five active wildfires in the region Tuesday, according to Argentina’s National Fire Management Service.”
Ulises Xarate, 27, has been detained and accused of initiating a fire Monday afternoon in an area close to the city of Villa Carlos Paz in the province’s Punilla region, according to local media that cite prosecutor Jorgelina Gómez.
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