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Peru declares state of emergency in regions scorched by forest fires

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2024.09.18 14:17

© Reuters. Peru's President Dina Boluarte speaks as she meets with foreign press, in Lima, Peru January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo

LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in three regions affected by deadly forest fires that have burned through swathes of the Andean nation’s northern Amazon (NASDAQ:) territory.

The heavily forested northern regions of Amazonas, San Martin and Ucayali will be under the new emergency measures, she said.

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