Evacuations under way in Argentina’s Cordoba province as wildfires spread

A total of 960 firefighters were working to combat the wildfires with eight firefighting planes and two helicopters, the provincial government said on Tuesday evening

A total of 960 firefighters were working to combat the wildfires (Nicolas Aguilera/AP)

Dozens of people have been evacuated from their homes in Argentina’s central Cordoba province as wildfires grow amid an intense heatwave.

Images and video from the area showed massive flames in hills surrounding populated areas as firefighters worked to combat the fires that had reached some homes in the region. It was not immediately clear how many homes had been affected by the flames.