Many Bollywood celebrities including Anushka Sharma, Arjun Kapoor and Disha Patani have spoken up about the raging fire in the Amazon rainforest that has left the world concerned
The massive fire in the Amazon rainforest has left the world concerned. 72,843 fires have been detected so far by Brazil's space research center INPE. Many celebrities from across the world have been taking to social media to show their concern. Bollywood celebs including Anushka Sharma, Arjun Kapoor and Disha Patani have also sent prayers for Amazon.
Expressing her concern over the matter, Anushka Sharma wrote, "The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks and we are only just finding out about this!! This is such a piece of scary news! Amazon forests are the lungs of this already suffering planet and they are on fire now! I wish this got more importance from world media!! #saveamazon"
Taking to his Instagram, Arjun Kapoor wrote, "It's scary how bad the fire at the Amazon Rainforest is!! I can't even begin to imagine the impact this will have on the world environment. It is truly saddening. #PrayforAmazons"
Meanwhile, Disha Patani had shared American actor Leonardo DiCaprio's post on Instagram. Leonardo, in his post, had written, "Terrifying to think that the Amazon is the largest rain forest on the planet, creating 20% of the earth’s oxygen, basically the lungs of the world, has been on fire and burning for the last 16 days running, with literally NO media coverage whatsoever! Why?"
Raising the issue of climate change, Dia Mirza wrote, "Deniers of #ClimateChange we are being gutted by the fires caused by your denial! The Amazon forest, the lungs of our planet has been on fire for the last 16 days and more than 72000 fires have occurred already this year. When will world media give this more attention? #ClimateChangeIsReal #ActOnClimate #amazonia #amazonas"
Many international celebs including Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Jayden Smith, Kendall Jenner and others have also spoken up about the Amazon rainforest fire crisis.
“Terrifying to think that the Amazon is the largest rain forest on the planet, creating 20% of the earth’s oxygen, basically the lungs of the world, has been on fire and burning for the last 16 days running, with literally NO media coverage whatsoever! Why?,” asked Leonardo DiCaprio in an Instagram post.
(Inputs from PTI)
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