Brazil wildfires leave at least two dead

A crisis cabinet has been set up by the state government to deal with the wildfires.

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Flames have killed two people and smoke has disrupted traffic on a dozen highways, while the capital, São Paulo, is shrouded in a grey haze.

Soaring temperatures and low humidity are stoking dangerous fire conditions in the state, which has endured a prolonged drought.

Local government said two employees at an industrial plant in the city of Urupes had died on Friday while fighting a fire, without providing more details, Reuters reported.

Brazil has recently experienced a huge wildfire in the Pantanal wetlands and vast flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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