Fires have laid waste to around 150,000 hectares (579 square miles)of forests and grasslands so far this year in the Bolivian lowlands, the country's authorities have said, with firefighters battling scattered blazes since last week in eastern Santa Cruz.
Forest fires believed to be started by humans have caused mass destruction to parts of Bolivia, including a portion of the Amazon so far this year, according to
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