More than 38,000 hectares destroyed by fires in Ecuador
epa11627313 A forest fire on Auki Hill, in Quito, Ecuador, 26 September 2024. Forest fires in Ecuador have razed more than 38,000 hectares of vegetation so far, while in Quito, the capital, there are still pockets of a large fire that broke out last 24 September, devastating around 146 hectares in the central-northern part of the city. EPA/Jose Jacome
