Massive Wildfire Cloaks Brazilian Capital In Haze Of Smoke

Flames rise from wildfires in Brasilia's National Forest in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. || Photo : REUTERS

Flames rise from wildfires in Brasilia's National Forest in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. || Photo : REUTERS

A person pours water from a bucket to extinguish a small pocket of fire, as wildfires burn in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4.|| Photo : REUTERS

Firefighters ride a vehicle to extinguish a wildfire in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. || Photo : REUTERS

A drone view shows wildfires in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. || Photo : REUTERS

A firefighter walks in front of flames rising from a wildfire in an area of National Forest Brasilia, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. || Photo : REUTERS

A drone view shows wildfires in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. || Photo : REUTERS

A drone view shows wildfires in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. The National Forest of Brasilia is a conservation area that extends over 5,600 hectares of woodland that protects the springs that are the source of 70% of the city's freshwater. || Photo : REUTERS

Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. || Photo : REUTERS