Argentinian Patagonia: Forest fires destroy more than 25,000 hectares

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The natural disaster has caused an 80-year-old deceased, the death of animals and the destruction of more than 100 homes in the city of El Bolsón (Black River).Although the local government claims to have control of the situation, the fires of the forest fires in Corrientes (north of Argentina) razed with more than 20,000 hectares in rural areas and, to the economic and environmental losses, adds a fatal victim and dozens of wounded, as reported…

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The images of the fires unleashed in Corrientes, Chubut, Río Negro, Córdoba, Neuquén and Catamarca show the most dramatic face of a phenomenon that is not alien to the Sanrafaelinos.In Patagonia, since the end of last December the flames have struck the area and have already razed some 28,100 hectares, forcing in the last hours to new evacuations. Several hot spots affect localities and two national parks in the provinces of Chubut, Río Negro an…

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"We have at the moment as six hotbeds of large fires in various affected areas, and we speak of some 25,000 hectares in flames, more than the surface of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires," Hernán Giardini said, emphasizing the magnitude of the problem. The coordinator of Greenpeace's forest campaign also stressed that "the combination of high temperature, high wind and low humidity, typical of this time of year, favors the expansion of fire. A…

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At least one person died in Argentina as a result of forest fires that consumed more than 25 thousand 300 hectares since the outbreak last December in the town of El Bolsón, province of Río Negro, in the north of Patagonia. According to the newspaper Río Negro, brigadistas and neighbors of the area fight fire in the provinces of Neuquén, Chubut and Río Negro, however, local government authorities claim that the situation is under control. The fl…

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In a desolate setting, the forest fires in Argentinian Patagonia have left a trail of destruction that seems to have no end. The post Fire devours Argentinian Patagonia first appeared on Cubadebate.