August 22, 2024, 8:50 AM
August 22, 2024, 8:50 AM
He forest fire In the municipality of Filadelfia, in the department of Pando, it was completely controlled, according to the Vice Minister of Civil Defense, Juan Carlos Calvimontes. However, he stated that Five fires are still active in the departments of Santa Cruz and Beni.
“The fire that was affecting Philadelphia yesterday has been completely extinguished, leaving the Joint Command for Response to Adverse Events (Ccrea) focused on five active fire sources,” explained Calvimontes.
The remaining fires are in the municipalities of Santa Cruz of San Matias, Conception, San Ignacio de Velasco, San Jose de Chiquitos, and in the municipality of Magdalena, in Beni. Currently, 329 forest firefighters are deployed in the affected areas.
“Operations are continuing, with personnel changes and the reinforcement of more firefighters where necessary. Actions are being intensified both on the ground and in the air,” said Calvimontes.
The helicopters Z-9 and Echo Charlie are participating in air operations to control the fire, and more aircraft are expected to arrive starting Friday.
Government reports 27 fires in Santa Cruz
On the other hand, the Government of Santa Cruz handles different and worrying figures. Jhonny Rojas, coordinator of the Departmental Emergency Operations Center (COED), reported that More than 1,975,000 hectares of forest in Santa Cruz have been devastated by forest fires, exceeding the figures of previous years.
“Forest fires started earlier this year, and the situation is alarming because the dry season has just begun. We still have the months of rain to go. August, September and October“They are the most critical,” Rojas warned on Wednesday in an interview with the program ‘Influyentes’ on EL DEBER Radio.
According to your report, currently, There are 27 active fires in 12 municipalitieswith San Matías, Roboré, Concepción and San Ignacio de Velasco among the most affected, where the flames continue to advance out of control.
