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Second Anti-Charcoal Operations Launched
In the early hours of the morning we launched Makala II, the second phase of operations to break the charcoal trafficking.  On Friday, 150 rangers arrived discretely in Rumangabo to prepare for a second offensive around the Nyiragongo volcano. They received some training and an extensive brief before launching the operation.
The first charcoal kilns were found and destroyed before dawn
At 2 o’clock this morning, we deployed the rangers in 5 platoons of 30 men each in a sweep across the southerns slopes of the volcano. The number of charcoal kilns was staggering. Far more than in the previous operation six weeks ago. It seems they never thought we’d come back, and were clearing the forests as quickly as they could. In the end, we destroyed a record 177 kilns today, and made 6 arrests. That’s almost half of all the kilns destroyed in the last operation, which lasted 8 days. It’s good to have damaged the charcoal trafficking system in the park, but the scale of the destruction is extremely worrying.
It was a tough day, over 18 hours. In the late morning a section of rangers had a violent contact with an armed group. Less than an hour later, a second platoon came under heavy fire. Fortunately no one was hurt, but one of our rangers was seperated from the rest and then lost, so we had a very worrying few hours searching for him. He turned at camp in the evening exhausted but unhurt.
One of the 177 kilns destroyed today
Tomorrow is another day, but morale remains high. It makes all the difference to be able to provide proper support for the rangers in terms of rations and equipment. This is largely thanks to your support over the last few months. We’ll keep you updated on the operation as it unfolds over the next few days.
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12 Responses to “Second Anti-Charcoal Operations Launched”
Good news but as you said, worrying with the number of kilns found. Please tell the rangers to take care and stay safe.
Good luck Emmanuel and team
Best wishes
Bravo! Best wishes and stay safe!
Best wishes to the rangers and it is good that we can support their crucial work.
Congratulations on such a successful operation and oh so dangerous. Well done to all and great to hear the missing ranger found his way back. Take care everyone.
Nice work Rangers- good luck with the rest of the operation!
Very relieved to hear that no rangers were hurt. Way to keep the pressure on!
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