The fire in Los Tuparros National Park started on December 11 and they have not been able to control it.
Colombia News.
Relief organizations are trying to control the fire in Los Tuparros National Park, which has already burned more than 30,000 hectares of protected territory.
It was declared a National Monument and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
The great conflagration began on December 11, and despite efforts, it has not been possible to control the flames.
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The men and women who work to put out the fire have encountered winds of up to 20 km / h and temperatures exceeding 44 degrees Celsius; These conditions have made it difficult to control the fire.
11 units belonging to the group against forest fires of the Bogotá fire brigade also arrived at Vichada.
At this time 11 of our uniformed members of the Specialized Group Against Forest Fires are at the Catam Air Base, ready to embark for Vichada, to support the work of extinguishing the fire in the El Tuparro National Natural Park #TeamElite @DNBomberosCol pic.twitter.com/hbwQpZYdOd
– Official Firefighters of Bogotá (@BomberosBogota) December 20, 2021
In addition to the firefighters at work, members of the air force and the national army are working.
In the next few hours, overflights will be carried out in the area to determine the sources of the conflagration and the direction of the wind, this in order to make the aerial discharges more effective.
To control the fire one works intensely by land and by air; More than 10,000 gallons of water have already been used but it has not been possible to put out the conflagration in its entirety.
#EnVideo | Work is progressing on the extinction of the large forest fire that affects the National Natural Park #ElTuparro.@FuerzaAereaCol@COL_EJERCITO@DNBomberosCol@UNGRD@ParksColombia#MyAirForce??#CATAM #GAORI #CENRP#Adastra? #Environment pic.twitter.com/cvnaMY4s0D
– Colombian Air Force (@FuerzaAereaCol) December 21, 2021
