The majority of fires are in Bolivia's protected natural areas and in forests, according to the environmental secretary
It's not just the Brazilian Amazon burning -- fires in Bolivia have ravaged more than 1.7 million hectares of land, according to Bolivian officials. That's more than double the damage from just just two weeks ago.
Fires are leaving blackened trees and ash-covered forest floors in their wake. The website of Bolivia's Santa Cruz region described finding charred animals in its devastated lands, and others desperately searching for food and water.The majority of fires are in protected natural areas and in forests, according to environmental secretary Cinthia Asin on Wednesday, calling for the federal government to declare a national disaster.
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