We in Buenos Aires finally saw a taste of long awaited rain this week, but I wish the same could be said for the northern provinces. Wildfires have been raging there for weeks, with no sign of a let-up. When rain does come it comes in trickles and doesn’t last.

The drought has seen the Parana River at its lowest level in about a century, which has affected the economy because farmers can’t get their product down the river to market. Soy is one of Argentina’s major sources of international revenue.

A number of years ago I went with Cecilia to Los Esteros del Iberá, a marshland of thousands of square kilometres in the province of Corrientes. That is home to thousands of wild animals, and one of the worst hit areas. The fires are taking a horrific toll.

Please pray for Argentina.