firewood

"We can't farm or do anything outside the town. Even carts used to fetch firewood are seized. We are calling out for help just to survive," said a resident in Bourzanga, another town.

“We were very poor in the rancho,” Alvarado said, recounting how he had to gather and sell firewood as a child to help out his parents.

Some weeks ago, a community member noticed a dead rat that a tracker dog later traced to firewood that had recently been delivered.

For cooking she collects firewood around their farm nearby.

"From a young age, we had to work, cleaning the dishes for the whole community and collecting firewood."