Fires in Paraguay

I found it interesting that I hadn't heard about this until I did Latin America specific research.

This week fires continue in the rural areas of Paraguay. The fires are burning through small peasant farms and poor areas, who typically use small fires to renew the land. San Pedro, Concepcion and Amambay declared states of emergency, to receive national aid. While the fires are somewhat under control, a lot of damage has already been done to the land of the impoverished farmers, hurting part of the country's agricultural market. The article can be found here here.