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Bush fires were seen burning on the hills of runtsinda, gashishima and nyambo in the zone busangana bukeye commune muramvya province in the centre of the country.

The Administrator of the commune Bukeye estimates that more than 20 hectares are already gone up in smoke since this Monday, 29 August 2016. This administrator claims to have mobilised the population of these hills and the administrative at the base to help the rangers To extinguish that fire.
He further reports that for the moment the origin of these bush fires is not known. This part of the forest reserve of the kibira was set on fire for the second time in less than two weeks.
The Administrator of the commune Mr Bukeye is worried that it affects the population of this municipality of riparian the kibira to mobilise with the agents of the custody of this reserve to fight these fires that often manifested during the period of summer. Last week, more than 60 hectares of afforestation were burnt by bush fires in the province of mwaro.