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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Alejandro RINCON

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Invasive vegetation stoking fierce bogota fires - The Untold Story

Amid hot, dry conditions linked to the weather phenomenon El Nino, fires have devastated more than 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) across Colombia over the past three months (Credit: AFP)

Forest fires which have engulfed Bogota in smoke over the past week have been fueled by highly flammable foreign plant species that have invaded Colombia's capital, experts say.

Eucalyptus, pine and gorse cover the Andean mountain range bordering the east of Bogota, where four wildfires have broken out in the past week.

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