Despite repeated complaints by the authorities and the serious environmental damage, the fires in the Parana Delta they do not yield, so the brigade members work tirelessly to try to contain the flames.
Due to the strong conflagrations in the islands, the city of Rosario remains full of smoke, which affects the health of its inhabitants. The most worrying thing is that the fires in the Parana Delta They are caused by the burning of grasslands.
According to the latest report from the authorities, the main fire source in the Parana Delta It is located in front of the town of Pueblo Esther in Santa Fe, near Rosario.
Due to the smoke, there is little visibility in the area, so the Road Safety authorities ask drivers to drive carefully to avoid accidents on streets and highways.
Meanwhile, from the Environmental Observatory of the National University of Rosario (UNR) they explained that, before the advance of the smoke, the consultations of the residents for respiratory problems increased in recent days.
For this reason, the health authorities recommend not carrying out outdoor activities and wearing a mask, while the cloud of smoke that once again polluted the air in the region, where more than a million people live, is dissipated.
In addition to the city of Rosario, the towns in the south of Santa Fe and the north of Buenos Aires, such as Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Pueblo Esther, Villa Constitución and San Nicolás, have also been affected by high levels of contamination. From the National Fire Management Service they reported that a hydrant plane, a helicopter with a bucket and a helicopter for transporting personnel belonging to the Ministry of Defense are operating in the area.
During the first days of September, more than 28 thousand hectares were burned
According to the report of the authorities, only in the week between September 5 and 11, some 893 heat sources were detected in the islands; while so far this year, 16,500 outbreaks have been detected.
The figure exceeds the historical record of fires generated in 2012 by burning, since so far around 165,000 hectares have been burned, to which must be added some 28,000 more hectares that were consumed during the first 13 days of September.
