Wildfire smoke shuts schools in Amazon's biggest city

Last updated: October 10, 2026 3:59 pm

The largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, closed public schools on Friday as smoke from hundreds of wildfires blanketed the metropolis amid an intensifying El Niño event.

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