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More than 20 dead and 50,000 evacuated due to fires in Chile
Authorities have not yet managed to control all the fires. Experts warn that drought, strong winds, aggressive human intervention in nature, and climate change have created a perfect scenario for disaster.
Neoliberalism responsible for devastating Johannesburg fires, says union
The devastating fires in the slums of South Africa’s Johannesburg expose the deeper crisis of housing triggered by neoliberal policies.
Los Angeles wildfires force evacuations of tens of thousands
Over 1,000 structures have been destroyed by the fire, including the Palisades Branch Library
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