Invasive vegetation adds more fuel to Bogota fires in Colombia

A firefighter cuts a firebreak during a wildfire on El Cable Hill near Bogota, Colombia, January 27, 2024. /CFP

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

Eucalyptus, pine and gorse cover the Andean Mountain Range bordering the east of Bogota, where four wildfires have