Forest fires consume green lungs. Fire not only affects Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, but also progresses in the natural area of Integral Management (ANMI) San Matías and in the conservation area of ecological importance ñembi guasu, home of the play.
The brigades are already displaced, but face the lack of fuel and logistics resources to sustain the combat work of the flames that are reviveds for strong winds and high temperatures.
From the Incident Command Center Ñembi Misi, which is based on Roboré, Alejandro Arambiza warned that the fire spreads with intensity in Ñembi Guasu (Charagua territory) Due to wind bursts and the accumulation of dry material. It is estimated that more than 1,000 hectares have been affected.
The fire began on Sunday in Roboré and quickly extended to the Charagua sector. Immediate 150 people working in combat and opening fire lines. However, the work stumbles with the lack of fuel, which makes it difficult to mobilize machinery and supply vehicles. They also request Air support.
The fire not only threatens the flora of the protected area, but also to emblematic species such as jaguars. “We are very concerned about what is happening in our protected area, which is burning. Here there is a very important biodiversity, because it is the home of the tiger, ”he said.
Given this situation, the indigenous autonomous government from Charagua declared disaster and activated the municipal COE to coordinate control tasks.
José Ávila, director of the Autonomous System of Protected Areas of Charagua Iyambae, reported that over -ups have been carried out next to the Aviation Military Command. You want to take advantage of the entry of a cold front, scheduled for this Thursday, and the change in the direction of the winds to contain the flames. “It is being attended; however, the great limitation we have is to have no fuel. Unfortunately that harms the intervention and limits the mobilization of personnel and heavy machinery,” he said.
The fire that remains in the Anmi of San Matías
In the ANMI San Matías the situation is also complicated, because to mobilize heavy machinery in the defense lines, you have to be between three and four days in the row of the only supplier in the areaThis was warned by the subgovernor of the Province Ángel Sandoval, Luis Miguel Carracedo.
He informed that they fight a fire in the San Miguelito community, 50 km from Candelaria, where they have been working for a week, but the tasks are complicate because it has not rained and the strong winds fell the flames. The fire line extends between two and three kilometers.
A second fire travels in the area that corresponds to the municipality of El Carmen Rivero Torrez. And there is also another emergency near the parkon the route to Santo Heart, in the jurisdiction of the Chiquitos province.
The subgovernor indicates that the lack of fuel is what harms the most, because they have a single supplier and spend about four days in the row, because they need between 600 and 800 liters to operate on a day. “Letters have been sent to the ANH to facilitate the endowment, but we have not had an answer yet,” he said.
Similarly, the Kempff Mercado Noel Keel Guardians went out to San Ignacio to look for fuel and ask for help. Indicated that they have their camp in the Florida community, but there is no accessibility to reach the ground, so they must Wait for the helicopter to be in place to perform operations.
