US EditionArgentina declares emergency over Patagonia wildfires
- Argentina's government declared a state of emergency in Patagonia due to wildfires affecting vast areas since summer began.
- In southern Chubut province, at least 45,000 hectares of forest have burned since mid-January.
- This emergency will aid collaboration between national and provincial firefighters, according to President Javier Milei's spokesman Manuel Adorni.
- Recent colder weather and drizzle have aided firefighting efforts, according to Ignacio Cabello from the federal emergencies agency.
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Since December, about 450,000 hectares of forest land have burned in Chubut province and another 200,000 hectares in the national park.
In the midst of pressure from the Patagonian governors, the government confirmed that it will move forward with the signing of a UND declaring the igneous emergency in the provinces of Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquén and La Pampa. As the NATION was able to anticipate, the measure was completed during the meeting in Casa Rosada of the political table, headed by the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni. There, it was decided to allocate resources to deal with…
The Government of Argentina confirmed the declaration of igneous emergency against fires in the provinces of Patagonia.
The Political Table met at Casa Rosada, where they studied the request of the Patagonian governors and believe that the urgency of the case warrants a decree. In the interior region, meanwhile, the climate complicates the combat of the fire that has already razed with 45,000 hectares
After a formal demand from all the Patagonian governors, President Javier Milei proceeded to declare the igneous emergency in the provinces of Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquén and La Pampa. But the measure did not include Santa Cruz. The measure, which will take effect for a period of one year, was taken with the purpose of “adopting the necessary measures to encourage and deal with the imminent presuppression (sic) and fire fighting, the restoration …
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