Over 20 hectares of Lao forests damaged in wildfire


A wildfire in Luang Prabang. - VT

VIENTIANE: Many hectares of forests across the country have been damaged in raging wildfires triggered by hot and dry weather.

Most wildfires are the result of slash-and-burn cultivation.

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