Number 308, April 3, 1998. Yesterday, a line of fire measuring 220 km, was registered in a transitional area from savanna to tropical forest an very humid area. The cause of fire in such a locality was unexplainable. According to Walter Franco, this fire is unprecedented, and the presence of fire in forest areas is very complicated.
Some areas are inaccessible.
The spreading of the fire has put the forest areas of Venezuela and Guinea at risk, countries bordering with Brazil. This region is at high risk due to it's similarity with Roraima - little rain fall during the rainy season, setting fire to clear the land in preparation for the expansion of agriculture land and the long dry periods. Paulo, March 31, 1998. Strong rains are beginning to reduce the impact of the forest fire in Roraima. Kruss said the governor acted as best he could with limit resources and his behavior was correct.