There is also a fire in Cauca, Colombia! Coffee and sugarcane fields burned

According to Colombian media reports, a forest fire broke out in the mountains of the city of Bolivar in the southwestern province of Cauca (Cauca), which was seriously affected. According to the mayor of Bol í var city in Cauca province, the recent forest fire is out of control, a large area of land has been destroyed, a large number of coffee crops have been damaged, and the surrounding water sources may be affected.

According to the mayor, it was the largest fire in the city in more than 30 years. Colombia is relatively dry in the autumn, and the fire has been affected by strong winds, causing it to spread rapidly. The fire has destroyed about 2500 hectares of land in several rural areas near the mountains, causing serious damage to the province's agricultural industry, with a large number of sugar cane and coffee crops damaged. the fire is now spreading to other areas and has spread to Cauca Valley Province.

As the forest fire is close to the city's environmental reserve, it may affect the surrounding important water sources, resulting in regional water use affected. And the fire is located in the mountain forest, the fire force is difficult to approach, the fire fighting work is very difficult, and now other cities have been asked to provide air support for fire fighting.

It is understood that the cause of the forest fire is being investigated, but many locals suspect that the fire was caused by armed conflict. All because in July this year, the Colombian Ministry of Defense announced at a press conference that the Colombian government terminated the ceasefire agreement signed by some factions of the Central staff headquarters of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the largest rebel organization in the country, and launched an all-out offensive against this faction. In addition, in early August, the Colombian Minister of Defense once again announced that the cease-fire agreement with Colombia's second largest guerrilla organization, the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), would be carried out against that organization.

These two major guerrilla groups have been active in the provinces of Nari ñ o, Cauca and Valle del Cauca in southwestern Colombia, and Norte de Santader in the north-east, all of which are easy to hide because of their complex topography and forests in the suburbs.

Guerrilla groups have been carrying out criminal activities such as kidnapping, robbery and blasting in these areas. Recently, some citizens saw national defense forces exchanged fire with anti-armed groups on the outskirts of these provinces, so they believed that this large area of forest fire was caused by the conflict between the two sides. In addition, there are reports of a bomb attack on an oil pipeline on the border between the provinces of Cesar and North Santander in eastern Colombia, resulting in a crude oil spill, and the local government has launched an emergency plan to mitigate the impact on the environment. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident, but most people believe it was carried out by illegal armed forces.

Northern Santander, Cauca and Cauca Valley provinces are all important coffee producing areas in Colombia, and although these areas have been subjected to armed conflict over the past two months, they have not directly threatened coffee production on coffee farms and small farmers. According to the July coffee industry report released earlier by the Colombian Coffee growers Union (FNC), Colombia's coffee production in July was 1.16 million bags, an increase of 22.4% over the same period last year.

However, the intensification of armed conflict in recent days has had a serious impact on the regional environment, and in September, with the coming winter season in Colombia, the hill fire has also caused the invasion of a large number of sugar cane and coffee fields, affecting production. According to the report, the purchase price of local coffee in Colombia continued to rise, with the purchase price of local coffee in Colombia in July at 1876387 pesos (about $465) per 125kg, an increase of 3.3 per cent over June. As the world's third-largest coffee production and export, the current reduction in production caused by wildfires has further pushed up prices.

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