Forest fire in East Timor 2019

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The fire in Leotala

In early October 2019 , a forest fire broke out in East Timor , which has been described as the largest in the country in living memory. Who were affected by the fire Sucos Leotala , Açumanu (both in the Office of Administration Liquiçá , community Liquiçá ) Lisapat and Urahou (Office of Administration Hatulia , Ermera ).

The fire burned an area of ​​1500 hectares. 90 percent of this forest area contained coffee plantations, which represent the economic basis for the inhabitants of the region. New plantings take years to bear fruit again. 487 houses and some Uma Lulik (holy houses) , which are used to store traditional relics, also burned down. 294 families are affected. People weren't hurt. The economic damage is estimated at nine million US dollars.

The fire was probably caused by out of control slash and burn . Strong winds fanned it and it spread quickly in the country where the dry season is drawing to a close. The mountainous terrain made the extinguishing work difficult. The fire brigade and local residents fought the flames together, including workers from the Fazenda Algarve , the coffee plantation owned by the Carrascalão family . Occasionally it burned in some places until the end of the first week of October.

Fires broke out in nine of East Timor's 13 parishes during October. A total of 664 houses were destroyed between October 2nd and October 21st. Including a chapel on the Tatamailau and a school. The damage was put at an amount of 22 million US dollars.

  • A fire engine refills its water tanks in the Fazenda Algarve

  • The daytime forest fire in Leotala

  • Exiled land in Leotala

  • Destroyed house

Web links

Commons : Forest Fire in East Timor 2019  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Fazenda Algarve: Estamos tristes a assistir o fogo a volta da Fazenda. Cafezeiros e floresta em chamas em Asumanu, Lisapat, Urahou, Tuakai, Leotela até Loes. Os nossos pensamentos está juntos aos que perderam as casas nesta tragédia. Ho laran triste asiste ahi haan kafe no ai-laran haleu husi Asumanu, Lisapat, Hurahou, Tuakai, Leotela tuun ba too Loes neeba. Hanoin ba maun alin sira neebe uma ahi han mohu. October 2, 2019 , accessed October 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Sapo: Governo estuda medidas após incêndio que destruiu 1,500 hectares e 487 casas , October 7, 2019 , accessed on October 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ Tatoli: Ahi Han Uma 664 Iha Munisípiu Sia , October 25, 2019 , accessed on October 26, 2019.
  4. ↑ Tempo Timor: Timor-Leste suffers climate change , December 2, 2019 , accessed on December 3, 2019.