After the Fire - Devastation Part 2

During the next two days, August 5 and Augus 6, I went back to the mountain to assess the damage on the other side.

Here is another look at the cane we saw in the previous post.



More photos of forest burnt.



Everywhere you look it is a terrible sight!



It is quite sickening when you remember this fire was started intentionaly.



There is an old abandoned house here. It had been completely engulfed in flames so only the foundation is remaining.



This was the front yard of the burned out house. It obviously hadn't been used in years. So it was not a big loss.



The road to that house was overgrown and not used except for motos and buggies riding up the mountain for moto-cross.




This road makes a u-turn and comes down here beside the houses that were on the edge of the fire. See all the burnt brush on the right.



The railroad and the river are on the left then you reach the highway. Notice the fire had come very close to the railroad on the left.


Now you can see how perilous the situation had been. The fire came right up to the wall of this property. The bushes on the wall were destroyed by fire.



Look at the palms. They were the worst victims.



Here is where the fire stopped. Right at the street. That was close!



Here is what Aguas da Prata looks like from the fire line up on the mountain.




This was not the end of the fires. In mid August through September they burn the cane fields.



Photos by Urso Branco