'Breathing smoke': Brazil's Pantanal wetlands hit by record fires
Experts say that the blazes result from harsh drought linked to climate change and deliberate fires set to expand agricultural land into the forest burning out of control.
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This handout photo released by the Mato Grosso do Sul Government shows firefighters battling to control a wildfire at Pantanal Biome, in the region of Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil on June 23, 2024. (AFP)
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Corumba de Goias, Brazil | AFP
Erica Cristina has been "breathing in smoke every day" since a large fire broke out across the river from the city