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Heavy rain not ‘nearly enough’ to tame two wildfires in drought-stricken Georgia

Pineland Road fire and Highway 82 fire have destroyed over 100 homes, and are part of large number of wildfires this spring in the US south Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Heavy rain slowed t…

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Pineland Road fire and Highway 82 fire have destroyed over 100 homes, and are part of large number of wildfires this spring in the US south Heavy rain slowed the progress of two sprawling southern Georgia wildfires over the weekend, allowing crews to make some progress in containing the blazes that have destroyed more than 100 homes.

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