Ecuador: 17 forest fires raging, areas around Quito most impacted

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THEMALAYSIANINSIDER.COM reported… Ecuador called on Latin American neighbours yesterday to help it battle forest fires that have forced families to flee some neighborhoods of the capital Quito and its outskirts. Correa said there were 17 major forest fires raging, and the area around Quito, the world’s highest capital city, had been the worst affected. The summer heat and lack of rain had raised the fire hazard in surrounding areas.

The fires had threatened poor neighborhoods, as well as some wealthier residential parts of the city. There were no reliable estimates available on the numbers of people that had been evacuated from their homes, and in some areas families were able to return as the flames retreated. Read Article

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