Rain brings hope for fire-ravaged province in Argentina

A fire burns pine trees in the province of Corrientes in Argentina (Rodrigo Abd/AP)

Wildfires that have been ravaging northern Argentina for several weeks have continued to advance relentlessly, although light rain that began over the weekend has given some hope to firefighters.

The province of Corrientes is the most affected area, where officials said at least eight separate fires continued to burn and had devastated at least 9% of the territory.