Sao Paulo, Brazil - September 11, 2024

The ongoing wildfires in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo have severely impacted local residents, leading to health complications and significant economic losses as fires continue to rage in multiple cities.

According to local authorities, the wildfires have affected 318 cities across the southeastern state, with active fires still burning in 12 cities. Damage has reached an estimated 2 billion reais (about 350 million U.S. dollars).

In the state's Osasco Municipality, firefighters and helicopters have been racing against time to control the large wildfires and curb the impacts on residents' health and daily life.

Local officials warn that the risk of new wildfires remains high till Friday as drought and high temperatures linger.

Shotlist:
Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Sept 11, 2024:
1. Various of wildfire, firefighters;
2. Firefighting helicopter dropping extinguishing agent;
3. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Germano Campos de Oliveira, bus driver in Osasco:
"My son is six years old. He uses a breathing machine every night to sleep because his throat and nose get dry. So he inhales using the machine to sleep better.";
4. Aerial shots of wildfire, smoke;
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Geovana Neves, Osasco resident:
"We now have to leave a bucket of water in every room of our house so that we can breathe. We see in hospitals that there has been an increase in respiratory problems.";
6. Wildfire;
7. Firefighting helicopter flying;
8. Various of cityscape, smoke rising, cars running.

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