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		</div><p>Wildfires that have been ravaging northern Argentina for several weeks have continued to advance relentlessly, although light rain that began over the weekend has given some hope to firefighters.</p>
<p>The province of Corrientes is the most affected area, where officials said at least eight separate fires continued to burn and had devastated at least 9% of the territory.</p>
<p>The flames are consuming about 30,000 hectares a day in Corrientes, and have destroyed almost 800,000 hectares so far, according to the latest official reports.</p>
<p>Strong winds, low humidity and dryness from drought have helped the fires spread since mid-January.</p>
<p>Forecasters said the light rain that was falling was expected to continue throughout the coming week.</p>
<p>The mainly rural province of farms, ranches and forests normally is characterised by abundant rain.</p>
<figure id="attachment_172640" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-172640" style="width: 796px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/A4BE0980-BFEB-4878-A279-1F770F5C47CC.jpeg" alt="" width="796" height="506" class="size-full wp-image-172640" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-172640" class="wp-caption-text">A man works to extinguish a fire consuming a forest in Corrientes, Argentina</figcaption></figure>
<p>“It never happened to us, we never lived something like this, we were really overcome,” said one resident, Jorge Ayala,</p>
<p>Experts have said the province could need years to recover.</p>
<p>Firefighting units have begun to arrive from all corners of Argentina and also from Brazil and Bolivia.</p>
<p>Artists and public figures are campaigning to raise funds for the victims, while donations of basic goods are pouring into the area.</p>
<p>People are bringing fruit, water and ice, said Laura Nunez, a volunteer helping fight the blazes.</p>
<p>“They bring it in a trailer, they are getting everything possible so that we can focus on the fire and try to help,” she said.</p>
<p>The light rainfall cheered the firefighters.</p>
<p>“It’s a blessing from God, I think God took pity on us,” said another volunteer, Estefanía Riveiro, who was carrying buckets of water to “help our animals”</p>
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