Vicious wildfires have swept through Argentine Patagonia, burning more than 5,500 hectares.
Hundreds of firefighters and volunteers are battling the inferno, which threatens local communities and a popular tourist destination in the Andes Mountains.
“Officials in Chubut province said helicopters, amphibious planes, and air tankers have been helping workers to extinguish the flames, their efforts hampered by massive columns of smoke, which have reduced visibility for ground crews,” Sky News reports.
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Horrific images coming out of Chubut Province in Patagonia Argentina. The forest fire is completely out of control and has now reached Route 40.
At least 3,000 tourists had to be evacuated this week from several forest areas near the Andes mountains in Chubut province, in… pic.twitter.com/LXrx1VVor1
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