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Brazil takes action against fires in the Amazon

Smoke escaping from trees in the Amazon rainforest near Boca do Acre, western Brazil.

Under international pressure, Brazil finally came into action Sunday in the Amazon, two C-130 Hercules aircraft dropping the first tens of thousands of liters of water over the rainforest where the number of fires progressed.

Demonstrations took place in various Brazilian cities in defense of the "lung of the planet", while the G7 countries announced aid to the Amazon "as soon as possible".

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