Colombia worked around the clock to extinguish the wildfires in the region. According to the latest report, about 17,000 hectares were burned since November. Read here to keep safe from wildfires.
Multiple experts agree that extreme aridity and lack of rainfall have combined to cause over 500 forest fires so far this year. They warn that these conditions will continue until April
Bogot : Colombia appealed on Thursday for international aid as it battled dozens of forest fires burning vast swathes of the country and encroaching o.
Colombia appealed on Thursday for international aid as it battled dozens of forest fires burning vast swathes of the country and encroaching on homes in the capital.
Bogotá, Jan 26 (EFE). – On Friday, firefighters completed more than one hundred hours of fighting forest fires throughout the country. In Bogotá, there have been several blazes throughout the last five days in the eastern mountains, where two outbreaks persist, said Carlos Fernando Galán, the city’s mayor, on Friday. The first fire was reported …