06/09/2024 19:26 (UTC)

Nearly 16,000 hectares have burned in Ecuador in the last two weeks

Quito, Sep 6 (EFE).- Nearly 16,000 hectares have burned in the last two weeks in Ecuador as a result of a series of fires fueled by drought, particularly in the Andes mountains, which has caused air quality to be seriously affected at times in some of the main cities.

Camera: Juan Francisco Chavez.

Metadata

Date: 06/09/2024 18:54 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Disaster and accident » Fire
Environmental issue » Global warming
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 285 seconds
Reference: 55014599153
Relevance: Normal