Heavy Rains Extinguish Monthslong Fires in Bolivia

Reuters for The New York Times: Firefighters of Bolivia’s Army patrolling an area where wildfires have destroyed forest at Rancho Grande village in Robore, Bolivia, last month.CreditCreditEdgard Garrido/Reuters Recent heavy rains in the Bolivian Amazon have helped put out forest fires that have raged for two months across the landlocked South American nation, charring more…

Chiquitania fire, war crime

Editorial from El Diario, photos from the internet: The enormous fires of forests and grasslands in the country, mainly in Chiquitania, where immense fields of about 50 thousand square kilometers burned for two months, have left devastated lands, covered with ashes. The tragedy has caused public outrage and, at the same time, the reaction of…