The blaze,which has burned for two months on indigenous land and spread across 100km at its peak, is suspected to gain been started by illegal loggersBrazilian rangers, or firefighters and indigenous communities are battling against a wildfire that has blazed for two months and devastated some of the last Amazonian forest in the northern state of Maranhão,including piece of the territory of an uncontacted tribe.
The fire – which has spread across 100km at its peak – is thought to be the biggest in Indian territory for decades and has prompted the local government to declare a state of emergency.
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Source: theguardian.com