In this Sunday, January 29, 2017 photo, a resident wets down the ground surrounding his home, threatened by a nearby wildfire in Portezuelo, Chile. Residents of some communities have been battling the fires themselves, without any protective gear and often using just branches or bottles of water in a frantic effort to save their homes, pasture and livestock. But those efforts are often undone as winds or smoldering ash spread the fires anew. (Photo by Esteban Felix/AP Photo)
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