“Extremely strong winds and prolonged droughts dry out vegetation, turning it into highly flammable fuel,” said Romina Liza. 22 of the country’s 24 regions have active fires.
Wildfires in Peru have killed at least 15 people and destroyed more than 3,000 hectares of cultivated land and natural areas, authorities said.
The prime minister told reporters on Monday that the fires were caused by human activity and that 22 of the 24 regions that make up the country have active fires.
Gustavo Adrianzén added that clouds, smoke and winds are hampering the operations of the aircraft available to fight the fires.
A Civil Protection report indicates that, Since July, at least 15 people have died. and another 98 were injured as a result of the fires.
Of the fatalities, ten died in the last two weeks and More than 1,800 people were affectedThe livestock sector will have lost 334 animals.
Peru’s National Forestry and Wildlife Service, Serfor, argued that The effects of climate change have intensified the conditions that facilitate the spread of fire..
“Extremely strong winds and prolonged droughts dry out vegetation, turning it into highly flammable fuel,” said Romina Liza, a forest fire monitoring and management specialist at Serfor.
Some of the most dangerous fires are affecting the Amazon region bordering Ecuador, civil protection chief Juan Urcariegui told a Peruvian television station.
Fires ravage South America, burning thousands of hectares of forest
Source: Observadora
