SANTIAGO: Wildfires raging in eastern Bolivia have burned more than 450,000 hectares, or roughly an area the size of the US state of Delaware, officials in San Cruz province estimate.
Officials gave conflicting reports on when the fire-fighting plane was due to arrive in Bolivia. It was also unclear where the plane was currently stationed.
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