Jointeffort to save Colombia's forests by emergency workers and indigenous people

Firefighters, police and members of Colombia's indigenous community join forces to combat a blaze in Nemocon, 60 kilometers north of the capital Bogota.

Hundreds of blazes have already been extinguished countrywide in recent weeks amid record temperatures and dry conditions linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, and more than 17,000 hectares of vegetation have been destroyed so far, according to authorities.

The Colombia President Gustavo Petro said global warming was aggravating the effects of El Nino.Forecasters expect theconditions, which began in November, to last until at least April.