US EditionArgentine Firefighters Battle Wildfires in Patagonian Province of Chubut
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In Chubut they continue to work to control the fire. The government confirmed that 22 of the 32 forest fires registered in the province are completely extinct as part of the provincial and federal operation deployed to fight fire in Patagonia. The governor of Chubut said that despite the rainfall helped, there is no “margin to relax, as there are active hot spots.” Sales in retail stores fell 5.2% in December year-on-year. They recorded eight mo…
(OPI Chubut) – The National Weather Service and the National Fire Management Service updated the fire hazard index in Chubut, reducing the category from “very extreme” to “high” after the rainfall recorded on the weekend. Despite the change in the alert scale, the official survey confirms that the fire already affected an estimated area of 11,970 hectares and 10 of the original 32 spotlights remain active, forcing to maintain the operational dep…
The rains that occurred this weekend helped the hard work of the experts and neighbors
The situation of forest fires in Chubut goes through a stage of partial advances within the operation that unfolds in the Patagonian region, although the authorities warn that the scenario remains complex. In this context, an updated assessment was made of the state of the igneous hotspots and the scope of the tasks carried out by the teams working in the area, with the intervention of national and provincial areas.
The national government announced that 22 of the 32 hot spots detected in Chubut province are completely extinct, as a result of the joint operation between Nación and the province and thanks to the rains that fell in the last hours. “Thanks to the heroic actions of the 295 Brigadiers who are in charge of the fight against fire, 22 of the 32 fires are completely extinct,” said Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni, in a post. In the same publication, Ador…
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