Colombia Declares Tolima Fires a Public Calamity and Hunts the Arsonists
COLOMBIA · ENVIRONMENT Key Facts —What happened: President De la Espriella declared a public calamity over the Tolima fires, with more than 50,000 hectares burned. —How big: About 28,000 of the burned hectares are farmland, and 2,660 producers have lost crops or livelihoods. —The catch: The government says the Tolima fires were set deliberately, by […] The post Colombia Declares Tolima Fires a Public Calamity and Hunts the Arsonists appeared first on The Rio Times .
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