Fires in Patagonia Affect Several Provinces in Argentina: Greenpeace Criticizes Lack of Prevention and Resources
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Forest fires raze thousands of hectares in Argentinian Patagonia. NGOs accuse the government of definancing the prevention and combat of fire.
In the midst of the forest fires that seriously affect the province of Chubut and the entire Patagonian region, the national deputy Juan Pablo Luque questioned the national government harshly for “running the focus” of the problem and for the lack of resources destined for the prevention and combat of fire. “The government quickly went out to point out responsible and to link Mapuche communities, when the prosecutor himself and the provincial go…
In an austral summer in Argentinian Patagonia with high temperatures, low rainfall and strong winds, fires occur in different provinces of that region, but the most affected is Chubut. The most serious focus - still active- began in Puerto Patriada and spread to the tourist localities of El Hoyo and Epuyén, where 12,000 hectares have already been burned. Environmental organizations denounced that the forest fires that since mid-December have hit…
Environmental organizations denounced that the forest fires that have hit Argentina’s Patagonia region since mid-December, in the south of the country, constitute an “ecocide” that has already razed miles of hectares for lack of resources to prevent and combat fire. In a statement this Monday, Greenpeace denounced the lack of prevention, brigadists and hydrant planes to face with “seriousness” the fires that have affected forests, plantations, g…
(EFE).– Environmental organizations denounced that the forest fires that have hit the region of Argentinian Patagonia since mid-December last, in the south of the country, constitute an “ecocide” that has already razed thousands of hectares for lack of resources to prevent and combat fire. In a statement, Greenpeace denounced this Monday the lack of prevention, brigadists and hydrant planes to face with “seriousness” the fires that have affected…
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