The Amazon continues to burn

The WorldAugust 27, 2019

A man wearing a have is shown in the near ground, black in shadow, with a brigh orange fire seen in the distance. — A man is seen standing in shadow with a burning tract of the Amazon jungle in Canarana, Brazil, seen in the distance, Aug. 26, 2019.
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