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Colombia battles 18 wildfires amid dry El Niño conditions

Eighteen wildfires are burning in Colombia, with El Niño contributing to dry conditions.

By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar Aug 26, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.

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Multiple simultaneous fires can threaten communities, ecosystems and emergency-response capacity.

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Colombia battles 18 wildfires as El Nino fuels dry conditions-Xinhua ↗english.news.cn · Recorded source date: Aug 26, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC

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