It has spread to 20 states.. “Apocalypse fires” are burning in the forests of Mexico.
Some have described them as “end-of-the-world fires.” The fires broke out due to the hot and dry conditions that Mexico has been experiencing in recent days. Temperatures exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in parts of southern and western Mexico. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) expected that high temperatures and lack of precipitation would continue throughout the affected areas until at least March 30.