Four of the seven forest fires Unleashed since last Friday in Pinar del Río they are already under control, although the damages amount to 1,000 hectares of burned pines at the moment.
Among the suffocated fires are two of great proportions in the municipalities of San Juan and Martínez (470 ha) and Mantua (120 ha), OK with Granma
Meanwhile, the three fires to suffocate still include that of great active proportions in the area of El Arenal, which has burned 140 Ha of forest, Alexander Pereda, head of the body of rangers (CGB) in the region, told the medium in the region, for whom the drought and complex climatic conditions make extinction work difficult.
The specialist clarified that none of these fires offers danger to the population.
With more than 411 thousand hectares of forests and 48 % of its surface covered with trees, Pinar del Río is the second most reforested territory in Cuba, despite the fires that have caused huge ravages in the last two years.
The fires recently occurred in areas of the Botanical Garden of that province did not harm the more than 1,000 species of the flora present in the place, some of them endemic.
However, the three sinister registered during the last days have fired alarms between the authorities of the Center, as they devoured almost a thousand square meters in the basin of one of the two rivers that surround it, according to a note Published by the newspaper Granma.
In the first 63 days of the year, Cuba faced 136 forest fires that burned 813.14 hectares, according to the body of rangers (CGC).
Aforementioned by the Cuban News Agencythe fire management department only left Havana and Camagüey out of its report. Meanwhile, the CGC reported that Pinar del Río then headed the list with 30 fires and 479 hectares razed, followed by the island of Youth with 23 and 58.70 hectares.
Endemic species safe from recent fires in Botanical Garden of Pinar del Río
Although drought and climate change fueling the risk, a recent CGC report indicated as a guilty “violations of safety standards”, which originated 95 % of fires. Irresponsible burning, careless smokers and vehicles without bush-chispas lead the causes.
“It is a national prevention system, but it depends on the people,” they highlight from the fire management department, underlining the urgency of acting responsibly.
For years, the forest fire protection campaign mobilizes the country between January and May, before the cyclonic season. With practical exercises and the support of organizations, the CGC seeks to prevent and contain fire. However, the 136 sinister of 2025 show that the challenge grows.
With almost 600 hectares lost in three provinces, Cuba faces a critical evidence. Only between January 1 and February 24, 70 fires were recorded. His ravages damaged 161.55 hectares of forests.
