| Drought, wildfires put Brazil under environmental emergency Brasilia (AFP) Sept 7, 2010 - Hundreds of wildfires fed by weeks of relentless drought have forced authorities to place 15 of Brazil's 26 states under an environmental emergency, the official Agencia Brasil news agency said Tuesday. The decree, which includes the capital Brasilia, authorizes federal emergency plans and funds to fight some 1,200 wildfires threatening indigenous reservations, farms and across the country, ... more |  |
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Drought, wildfires put Brazil under environmental emergency
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