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Forest fires spread to the resort town of Villa Carlos Paz in Argentina. On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, fires ravaged through hills in Cordoba Province, fueled by temperatures that soared to 32 °C (91 °F). The fires closed in on Villa Carlos Paz, a resort city of 56 000 inhabitants west of Córdoba. Just a day earlier, the mercury had climbed to an even more alarming 37 °C (99 °F), with winds gusting up to 35 km/h (22 mph). A sizable force of 960 firefighters, aided by eight firefighting planes and two helicopters, was mobilized to contain the spreading flames. Ferocious wildfires surrounded a resort city in Argentina overnight, forcing the mass evacuation of hundreds of families during an intense heatwave. There were five active wildfires in the region Tuesday, according to Argentina‘s National Fire Management Service.
