Leaf blowers and beating branches: the fight to stop India’s forest fires

Similipal national park in India has been burning for over a month. The fire was started by poachers and a minority of the local indigenous tribes, who hunt using fire. It hadn't rained there for five months, which makes the ground burn even more. In attemp to put out the fire, a forest department official uses leaf blowers and women help whith leaf branches. The government didn't react quickly and stated that no large trees, animals or human lives have been lost. In reality, the fires have affected about 25% of the fauna and flora of the park. In my opinion it's another example of what climate change is causing. There had never been such big forest fires in this park and it's rare that there's no rain for that long time. Apart from the climate, Indian government and communities are to blame. The government didn't react properly and is not telling the truth. The tribal communities didn't react too because the forest department lost their trust. They are also depending too much on forests and are not educated enough about the danger of it. The fires probably won't stop soon since the used ways of putting it out are not that effective. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/20/battle-against-indias-forest-fires-similipal-aoe