Wildfires in southern Brazil kill 2 people and leave dozens of cities on high alert

SAO PAULO (AP) — Local authorities say that wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people. At least 36 cities are on high alert. The Sao Paulo governor said Saturday that authorities were stepping up efforts to control the fires. The fires have raged in the region outside Sao Paulo. The city is one of Latin America’s most populous. The governor told journalists that at least 7,300 government workers and volunteers had been deployed across the state to “contain the advance and put out these fires.”