Argentina declares emergency over Patagonia wildfires
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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
The National Government decided to declare the igneous emergency in the provinces of Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquén and La Pampa by means of a Decree of Necessity and Emergency (DNU). The request had been made a few days ago by the governors of those provinces. Although the request was for the initiative to be dealt with in Congress, the Executive decided to speed up the process. It should be recalled that since the end of last year the fires affect…
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