Forest fire engulfs highway near city of Porto Velho
epaselect epa11601460 A picture taken with a drone shows a car driving along the BR-364 highway in an area engulfed by a forest fire near the city of Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, late 12 September 2024 (issued 13 September 2024). The destruction caused by fires in August 2024, with 5.6 million hectares burned, represents 49 percent of the entire surface area devastated by flames in the country since the beginning of this year, according to data released by scientific platform MapBiomas. EPA/ISAAC FONTANA
