“In less than 10 days the fires should be put out”: Civil Defense attributes the rain to the stimulation of clouds

Santa Cruz is one of the departments most affected by forest fires, but during the last hours it rained again in several municipalities in that region, as well as in some other places in the country.

The Vice Minister of Civil Defense, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, reported that at noon on Tuesday “there was a cloud stimulation in the Chiquitanía” sector of Santa Cruz, where there are several active fires.

“Surely you have seen videos from some media where they said that in Guarayos and some nearby communities, There was even hail falling, this is a product of the stimulation of the clouds“said the government authority on the state channel.

He added that the rain also fell in other sectors such as the municipality of San José de Chiquitos, Pailón, El Puente and San Julián “as a result of the stimulation.”

“Today (Wednesday) we are still receiving a lot of water in Santa Cruz and we are monitoring to see to what municipalities the rain is reaching, but now”“The fire situation has radically changed.”held.

Now “we are preparing so that, in the final part, we can attack by air to completely extinguish (what remains of the fires), The task is that in less than 10 days the fires in Santa Cruz must be completely put out”, he pointed out.