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 by Staff Writers Athens (AFP) Aug 15, 2020
A large fire engulfed a plastics recycling plant in the north of Athens on Saturday, sending up large clouds of toxic thick smoke that led to the partial closure of the national highway. More than 49 firefighters and two helicopters are battling the blaze that broke out in the suburb of Metamorfosi, the Athens News Agency reported. The northern national highway from the Greek capital to the central city of Lamia was closed because of poor visibility but was later partially opened. The authorities have urged people living nearby to keep their doors and windows closed and avoid walking outside because of the toxic smoke. For now the fire has been contained inside the factory but because of the plastics that are burning, it is difficult to put out the flames, according to firefighters.
Brazil firefighters race to contain wetland blazes Pocon�, Brazil (AFP) Aug 5, 2020 A tractor cuts a firebreak through the vegetation of the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, as firefighters race to contain the blazes that have been devastating one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. The Brazilian Pantanal suffered a record 1,684 fires last month, triple the number from July 2019, according to satellite images. It was the worst month on record for fires in the region, which sits on the southern edge of the Amazon rainforest and stretches from Brazil into Par ... read more
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