Brazil's farmers fret over fires and drought

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 17, 2024 5:38 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the flames on his land, as the double-edged disaster of fires and drought hits Brazil's agricultural sector hard.

'The rearview mirror of the water tanker shriveled up' from the intense heat, recalled the farmer from Barrinha, at the heart of a major agricultural area 340 kilometers (211 miles) from Sao Paulo.

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