Fires fueled by drought consumed nearly 16,000 hectares in Ecuador
epaselect epa11590332 A fire truck drives through an area affected by a fire in the town of Itulcachi, on the outskirts of 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 drought, especially in the highlands of the Andes, which has caused air quality to be seriously affected at times in some of the main cities. EPA/JOSE JACOME
