在位于南承平洋上的智利新生节岛，继续燃烧了近一周的山火产生大量浓烟，在强风的感化下，本地出名旅游景点巨型石像几乎完全被烟雾包抄。
山火给那些巨型石像形成了不成逆的毁坏，缺失难以估量。
岛上的两起山火于本月3日起头燃烧，因为气候枯燥、风力强劲，再加上消防和文物庇护人员数量有限，大火在短时间内敏捷蔓延。
On Monday, a wildfire burned inside the Rano Raraku volcanic crater in Rapa Nui National Park. At least 100 carved stone figures, known locally as moai, are located in the burned area, and around 20 percent have been damaged.
Ariki Tepano, who manages the park, told that the damage is “irreparable.” The high temperature of the fire accelerated the process through which the stone carvings would eventually turn into sand, according to Edmunds Paoa.
Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has over 800 moais ranging from 6 to more than 30 feet tall.
The island, which was reopened to tourists in August, lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean over 2,100 miles off the coast of Chile.
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