Amazon: Nearly 700 hectares of forest fire affected in Milpuj reserve

and Forest fires Destroying Utkubaba Valley,Influence Mir Bhuj Private Reservelocated in Magdalena District, Province Chachapoyasin the area Amazon.

In conversation People’s Progressive PartyPedro Heredia, a resident of the area, said the incident started around noon last Friday and the fire quickly spread throughout the place.

“We estimate at the moment that the affected area is about 600 or 700 hectares. The whole ecosystem is seasonal dry forest, the most representative of the protected area. Peru“, he said.

He also said the fire was started by a woman about 70 years old who admitted to burning the vegetation to make room for later planting; however, he did not expect the fire to get out of control.

“The saddest thing is that everything has been reduced to ash. That has an impact not only on humans but on all the biodiversity that exists in these unique ecosystems.”

They need help

Pedro Heredia insists that volunteers and staff National Civil Protection Institute (Indeci) With the Amazon Regional Government and Fire Department They have been carrying out “heroic work” to try and control the fire, but to no avail.

“A delegation from army Teams from the Pedro Ruiz Gallo region will go to strategic points and they will be joined by the Fire Department and Indeci.”

However, he said “we need more help, the fire is out of control.”

“Sometimes you can’t do anything with an eight-meter-high tongue of fire,” he concluded.