Ca Mau: Large areas of forest at high risk of fire

More than 44,500 ha of forest in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is at high risk of catching fire due to a prolonged hot spell and drought, according to the forest ranger division under the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Ca Mau (VNA) - More than 44,500 ha of forest in the MekongDelta province of Ca Mau is at high risk of catching fire due to a prolongedhot spell and drought, according to the forest ranger division under theprovincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Over 7,230 ha is at the extreme fire danger level - the fifth and highest,while 17,650 ha is at the fourth level, of high danger, the division said onApril 8.

Hot and dry weather has caused water levels to drop in canals, and as aresult there will be a shortage of water resources for fire prevention andfighting during this year’s dry season, it added.

A majority of forests facing high and extreme fire danger are in the UMinh Ha National Park and the communes of Nguyen Phich, Khanh An, Khanh Lam andKhanh Thuan in U Minh district, and on Hon Khoai Island.

Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Quan has requested thatthe local Department of Agriculture and Rural Development strengthen forestfire prevention measures and speed up the installation of AI-powered securitycameras in forests.

By the end of this dry season, or early June, the forest ranger divisionwill deploy personnel on all day-and-night watches of forests, in order topromptly deal with any emergencies./.
VNA

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