jahane-gardesh – With the fire in “Easter Island”, a number of famous and huge “Moai” statues suffered irreparable damage.
According to Isna, citing ArtNewspaper, a possibly intentional fire in “Easter Island” (affiliated to Chile) has caused irreparable damage to the ancient “Moai” sculptures. These sculptures, some of which reach four meters in height, were made by the Polynesian Rapa Nui tribe more than 500 years ago.
Easter Island Mayor Pedro Edmonds Paua said in a radio program that the fire started on October 3, 2022, near the Rano Raraco volcano and may have been intentional: “The damage caused by the fire is irreparable.”
Ariki Tepano, who manages Rapa Nui National Park as director of the Mau Henua Indigenous Community, also described the damage as “irreparable” and warned that “the consequences are beyond what the eyes can see.” to see.” “Carolina Perez Datari”, the vice president of cultural heritage of Chile, also confirmed these statements.
It is not yet clear how many of the island’s approximately 1,000 statues have been damaged by the fire, which has spread across 148 hectares of the remote island.
Rapa Nui Council confirmed in a statement on social media that the area where the statues are located has been closed to the public while a conservation team assesses the extent of the damage.
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