In Argentina, more than 350 people were evacuated and several homes were affected as firefighters are working hard trying to tackle the forest fires affecting Cordoba.
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00:00In Argentina, more than 350 people were evacuated and several homes were affected as firefighters
00:05are working hard trying to tackle the forest fires affecting Córdoba.
00:10More than 300 firefighters, supported by water-spraying planes, worked this Friday to contain the
00:15flames in the vicinity of the town of Capilla del Monte, where the fires intensified due
00:20to the extreme drought and very strong gusts of winds.
00:23In addition, during the day, a man was arrested who was trying to start a new fire by burning
00:27grasslands and with gasoline.
00:29So far this year, 1,540 fires have been registered in the province of Córdoba, most of them
00:36in the last three months, with a balance of 30,000 hectares affected.