The fire that has been raging since Saturday in the mountainous area of Pinares de Mayarí, in the province of Holguín, very close to the Mensura-Piloto National Park, is out of control this Monday. This is stated by a publication in the newspaper’s networks rebel youthwhich specifies that the reasons for the disaster are “the strong gusts of wind and the drought faced by that territory, in which rainfall has been very scarce for around four months.”
Furthermore, without mentioning exact figures, the official press published that dozens of evacuees and houses damaged by fire in the municipality of Mayarí are reported. Due to the magnitude of the flames, which extend to around 100 hectares, according to government figures, the “entry of the air force to the area” was intended on Monday morning.
According to local journalist Emilio Rodríguez, the smoke affects some 600 inhabitants of the towns of Vivero 2 and Pueblo Nuevo, where firefighters and other state personnel work, in addition to local residents. He stressed through his social networks that the young firefighters of the 11 Commando saved 7 homes in Vivero 2 on Monday. fire, said the official reporter.
In addition, around noon this Monday, local forces tried to prevent the “advance of the flames towards state facilities such as El Motel, the Mountain Research Center and the Mensura Piloto Natural Park, he indicated on his website Facebook the official newspaper Now. “Extensive hectares planted with cubensis pine and coffee trees are damaged,” she pointed out.
Cuba registered more than 80 forest fires in January of this year, a high number for that month, according to reports from the Island’s Ranger Corps.
Through the space on Facebook Weather forecast in Gibara A satellite image was shared in which “the arrival of smoke from the forest fire in Pinares de Mayarí is shown in different parts of Holguín, including Gibara.” The particles from the combustion of forest material, it is underlined, “travel to different heights depending on the proximity to the source of the fire.”
A few weeks ago, another forest fire broke out that caused severe damage to more than 1,000 hectares of forests, also in the Holguin municipality of Mayarí.
Cuba registered more than 80 forest fires in January of this year, a high number for that month, according to reports from the Island’s Ranger Corps. During that period, it detected that the areas most affected by forest fires were Pinar del Río and Guantanamo.
The origin of a good part of these disasters is attributed to the unauthorized burning of herbs or sugar cane, the use of vehicles without spark arrestor mesh and also the activity of poachers.
Due to natural causes, only 2 or 3% of the statistics were recorded in the period, mainly derived from the impact of electrical discharges, the increase in temperatures and climate change, among others, indicated the person in charge of the Cuban forest rangers.
The months of March and April are classified as the most dangerous and usually accumulate 70 to 75% of the claims registered throughout the year.
The critical period for forest fires on the Island runs from January 1 to May 31, coinciding with the driest season.
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