M.L.A. Conducting Damages Assessment Amidst Toledo Wildfires

The Maya Leaders Alliance is assessing the damage caused by wildfires in the Toledo District. The M.L.A. has not been very vocal about the impact of the fires on the Maya villages. So today when reporters caught up with the M.L.A.’s spokesperson, Christina Coc, in Belize City, she was asked about the associations’ response.

 

Christina Coc, Spokesperson for M.L.A.

“With regards to the wildfires, clearly you have seen the devastation. A lot of our communities have been impacted. We are in the process of completing the assessment of that damage. Our focus is on relief and recovery ensuring that for the next three to four months those who have lost their corn and milpa will have food, traditional food that their communities will provide through the aid as we are organizing to provide that relief. The association is funding and leading this relief effort and we are going to, fundamentally our priority is to provide food security within the next three to four months until we can have another crop of corn.”