HANOI, March 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Big forest fires are raging in the
U Minh district of Ca Mau province in the southern tip of Vietnam,
according to a report of Vietnam News Agency on Wednesday.
   As of Tuesday, it was estimated that the fires had destroyed
300-400 hectares of cajeput forest.
   Although the Ca Mau provincial authorities have mobilized
thousands of people to join fire-fighters in an effort to
extinguish these dangerous fires, intense heat and strong winds
have rendered their efforts futile.
   The fires continue to spread quickly, said the report.  Enditem