Fires in Central Colombia Consume More than 20,000 Hectares of Forests and Crops
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Bogotá, Aug 21 (EFE).- The fires in the Colombian department of Tolima (center) have already consumed more than 20,000 hectares of forest and crops in at least 13 municipalities, of which four are on red alert, the regional authorities reported this Friday. "The environmental damage and damage in the agricultural sector has been very great. Already we are going for more than 20,000 hectares that have been consumed by the fires that we have had i…
The fires in the Colombian department of Tolima (center) have already consumed more than 20,000 hectares of forest and crops in at least 13 municipalities, of which four are on red alert, the regional authorities reported this Friday."The environmental damage and damage in the agricultural sector has been very great.We are already going for more than 20,000 hectares that have been consumed by the fires we have had in the department, affecting cr…
The department of Tolima faces an emergency due to the spread of forest fires that, according to the balance reported on the morning of this Friday August 21 by the governor Adriana Magali Matiz, leaves 24 conflagrations in 13 municipalities and at least 20,000 hectares affected. The emergency intensified between Thursday night and Friday morning, while relief agencies, local authorities and law enforcement units maintain operations to control t…
Forest fires in Tolima: more than 300 hectares consumed and houses at risk Agency Period... Fri, 21/08/2026 - 06:21 More than 150 firefighters from 11 municipalities and reinforcements from other regions of the country work to control them.
The authorities are trying to get to the place to lower the flames. They fear it will expand into homes.
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