Fires fueled by El Nino leave 12 dead in Peru
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Forest fires fueled by El Nino have killed 12 people and left hundreds homeless in Peru since June, authorities in the Andean country said Wednesday.
Most of the victims were farmers who died of injuries sustained trying to fight the flames, the National Emergency Operations Center, which goes by the Spanish acronym COEN, said.
The worst-affected region was Cusco, where a fire broke out close to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu earlier this month.
