As potentially damaged several 100 of the giant carved stone figures known as more high burning on one of the most remote inhabited islands on the planet displays trans to destroy a centuries old legacy. Stone figures known as mau i were carved by the indigenous rope on new people some 500 years ago. But the uncontrollable blaze that has gone on for days is said to have done a repairable damage to the iconic statues. Oh, the fire has swept through a vast area of land, some 60 hectors there around 1000. 00 moy on the island, and estimated several 100 or ineffective area. One descendants of the ralph, i knew we had carved the stones were stolen on the island. They considered a statues to be sacred, archaeologist, believe the mo i, our representation of ancestors and may have played a role in rituals. The fire comes just 3 months after the island re open to tourists after a 2 year closure due to the pandemic, and soon that dollar series of to the pico logo, its unesco status. As a World H