Heatwave continues in Laos as wildfires burn large land in Luang Prabang

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VIENTIANE (Xinhua): Many hectares of forests in Laos have been damaged in raging wildfires triggered by hot and dry weather, with most wildfires being the result of slash-and-burn cultivation.

According to a Lao Economic Daily report, a forest fire was reported in northern Laos' Luang Prabang province on April 28. Villagers were clearing their land to sow new crops near a forest boundary without taking adequate precautions and the fire spread over 20 hectares, damaging protected forests.