Colombia Declares National Disaster as Wildfires Spread Through Parched Forests
- Andean nation registered 31 separate fires with more expected
- El Nino phenomenon caused months of hot, dry weather
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Colombia declared a national disaster as wildfires spread through drought-hit forests and filled the capital, Bogota, with smoke.
Environmental authorities reported 31 separate blazes on Thursday, after months of hot, dry weather caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon. Some cities posted record high temperatures.