Nearly 16,000 hectares have burned in Ecuador in the last two weeks
epa11590502 Citizens try to put out a fire in Quito, Ecuador, 06 September 2024. Nearly 16,000 hectares have burned in the last two weeks in Ecuador as a result of a series of fires fueled by the drought that is affecting the Andes mountains in particular, which has caused air quality to be seriously affected at times in some of the main cities. EPA/Jose Jacome
