남미 판타나우 열대늪지 화재 '통제불능 상태'…27% 불에 타<br /><br />The world's largest tropical wetlands, the Pantanal, is considered an ecological treasure trove along with the Amazon rainforest.<br />But record-breaking fires are ravaging the area, threatening one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet.<br />For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Jae-hee.<br />Jae-hee, give us the details.<br />Mok-yeon, the fires have already consumed more than a quarter of the Pantanal region, that is, according to data from the Laboratory for Environmental Satellite Applications at a Brazilian university.<br />The institute warns the fire in the region is "out of control", with nearly 27 percent of the total Pantanal burnt down from January to October 3rd.<br />According to the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, 8-thousand-106 fires have been reported in the region in the last month alone.<br />This is the largest monthly record since 1998, when INPE surveys began.<br />The number of fires between January and September this year was at 18-thousand-259, marking the highest yearly record.<br />Reports indicate that fires deliberately set on private land for livestock breeding are spreading to indigenous lands, causing irreversible damage.<br /><br />
