A Forest fire It has devoured more than 80 hectares of forests in a mountainous area of the province of Guantanamo, in east of Cuba.
The fire originated a day ago in an area known as La Culebra, in the mountains of Ojo de Agua, a wooded site of forest interest with abrupt terrain and difficult to access, in the municipality Niceto Pérez, As reported The newspaper We will overcome.
According to the medium, a sinister of this type did not happen in that area, which qualifies as “high proportion.”
The flames have spread rapidly favored by the persistent drought in the region, adds the report.
The fire is fought by combined forces of the body of rangers, the Forestry Company, the Armed Forces, the Interior Ministry, the Red Cross and local volunteers.
The head of the Guantanamo Guantan Razed Corps Protection Group, Rafael Wilson Castellanos, explained that the current high temperatures, low relative humidity and topographic characteristics of the area make the extinction work in which more than 100 troops and means for their control participate complex.
However, Guantanameras authorities have indicated that the fire “offers no danger to the population.”
Previously, Guantanamo Radio He had reported that the fire was spreading to bordering locations with the province of Santiago de Cuba and that for its combat the firewalking trocha method was being applied because the incident was out of control and the area, cataloged as difficult to access, suffered from water deficit.
Weeks ago, the body of Guadabosques reported That between January and May of this year, 290 forest fires had been registered in the country, caused for various reasons.
These accidents devoured a total of 9456.98 hectares of forests, mostly planted and the greatest incidents were concentrated in five territories, headed by the province of Pinar del Río, where 97 made of this type originated.
The most critical era for forest fires in Cuba covers precisely between January to May, which coincides with the dry season, according to the entity.
In general, its causes are attributed to drought, the impact of other meteorological phenomena, climate change, the accumulation of combustible material and negligence such as burning for various purposes, smokers and irresponsible passers-by, the circulation of vehicles without killing, hunters and furtive fishermen and illegal castrators of hives.
