Fire in Cotacachi-Cayapas National Park Is Still Active: Affectation Reaches About 280 Hectares
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The forest fire that affects the Cotacachi-Cayapas National Park in Imbabura continues active on Tuesday night, August 11, and leaves approximately 280 hectares affected, according to the latest update by the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Two dead, 1,500 hectares affected, is what has left the 83 forest fires recorded so far this year in Cusco. This was reported to RPP by the director of the Regional Office of Disaster Risk Management and Security, Miguel Oscco Abarca.The first death occurred in the district of Yanatile, province of Calca, where an older adult who made the burning of his land lost his life while trying to extinguish the fire.The other occurred in the district of …
Firefighters, risk management teams and residents of surrounding areas are fighting an active forest fire on the slopes of the Cotacachi volcano, inside the Cotacachi-Cayapas National Park (Imbabura). The flames have consumed areas of pajonal in this protected area of high biodiversity, complicated by the dry season and the strong winds of the Ecuadorian Sierra. So far there are no casualties or affected homes, and the authorities still do not d…
The fire is located in the areas of Cotacachi and Quiroga, and so far the causes that caused it are unknown.
What you should know: The forest fire started in Calacalí spread towards Rayocúcho and Catzuquí de Velasco.About 70 troops and 19 units work on several fronts, but strong winds prevent air combat.The smoke and combustion residues reached the north of Quito and affected air quality, although there is no official environmental alert.The forest fire that began in Calacalí spread this Tuesday August 11 towards Catzuquí de Velasco and Rayocuco. In ad…
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