Paraguay wildfires depart burned animals of their wake

Videos have surfaced displaying burnt and rotting carcasses of livestock attributable to wildfires in southern Paraguay over the past three days. In this file photograph, cattle stand close to fires burning within the Chaco area, in Estancia Cuatro Ciervos, Paraguay October 1, 2020. Wildfires in southern Paraguay have left behind dozens of scorched livestock behind. (Photo: Reuters)Wildfires in southern Paraguay have left behind dozens of scorched livestock and 10,000 hectares of burned forests and grasslands over the past three days, native authorities reported.

Reuters video confirmed on Friday (January 14) burnt, and rotting carcasses of livestock have been strewn on grasslands, stark proof of the devastating results of huge bushfires on cattle unable to flee in time or trapped behind fences.According to firefighters, some 200 cattle, sheep, horses, and wild animals have died as a result of fires that began on Tuesday (January 11) in Caapucu, southern Paraguay, following the burning of rubbish within the space.Emergency crews have been working since Wednesday morning (January 12) to regulate the fires which have additionally ravaged crops.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.