Close-up of devastation after forest fire in Nam Dan

Quang An - Van Truong• July 1, 2019 14:35

(Baonghean.vn) - Although the fires in Nam Kim and Khanh Son communes (Nam Dan, Nghe An) were controlled, they left behind extremely serious consequences with many areas of forest burned down.

In recent days, in Nam Kim and Khanh Son communes (Nam Dan), there have been consecutive forest fires, the most recent being a 10-hour fire on June 30 that burned down large areas of forest in Nam Kim, leaving long, desolate stretches of forest blackened. Photo: Quang An

According to statistics from Nam Kim commune, about 12 hectares of forest were burned, mainly eucalyptus, acacia... This is one of the biggest fires in the commune. Photo: Van Truong

A large fire spread to a residential road in Hamlet 2, Nam Kim Commune. During the fire, households living near the edge of the forest were forced to evacuate people and their belongings. Photo: Van Truong

Many areas of forest were severely damaged and could not be saved or restored. Long after, fires were still smoldering in some tree trunks. Photo: Quang An

Many people are heartbroken because the forest they planted for decades was burned down in just one day; some trees over 40 years old have now turned into firewood. In the photo: The tree stump is so big that a person cannot hug it, and it has been burned black. Photo: Quang An

The fire was over, the trees in the garden also died, the people of Nam Kim commune could only "collect" trees to use as firewood. Photo: Van Truong

Graphics: Quang An

After the fire was completely controlled, the forces assisted people in transporting their previously evacuated belongings back home and stabilizing their lives. Photo: Van Truong