A fire destroyed some 5 hectares of vegetation in Bucharest’s Vacaresti Delta, on Wednesday, March 11. Several fires affected the area in the past months.

Bucharest’s Delta is located in the area of the former Vacaresti lake, in the south-eastern part of Bucharest. It covers around 200 hectares, including some 80 hectares of water.

Several environmental organisations have asked the area's recognition as a nature park.

The area, whose ownership is yet unclear, has been found to host foxes, more than 90 species of birds, including swans, ducks and seagulls, as well as snakes and fish, which is almost unheard of in a large city.

However, the area is not legally protected, and many people use it as a waste dump.

In September 2014, another fire destroyed tens of hectares of vegetation and affected the animals in the area.

Information campaign and cleanup starts for Vacaresti Delta in the middle of Bucharest

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