One week after the wave forest fire In the south-central zone of Chile, fires are far from control, and the forecast for high temperatures, drought and wind does not improve the forecast.
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It is an ongoing firefight with over 5,600 members of the forest brigades and volunteer firefighters that is already making a difference in the area. Chile supported by contingents from Mexico, Colombia and Spain.
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“We are entering this part of the week, which is the most difficult. Today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow we have a warning of high temperatures in various regions of the country, which required a very big effort (…) to prevent fires from spreading “said this Wednesday the Minister of the Interior ChileCarolina Toha.
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A complex scenario when the number forest fire assets reaches 311 and 89 in combat, the worst performance since the start of the current crisis in Chile.
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“If the temperature rises and the wind increases, we may actually have more problems and we already have a lot of fires,” Lt. Col. Carlos Javier Martin Traverso, who led the Spanish military contingent who arrived on Sunday in Chile to help put out fires.
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flame forest fire in Chile, they have destroyed over 309,000 hectares in the Maule, Suble, Biobio and La Araucania regions, which is one third of the territory of Puerto Rico.
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The count supports 24 dead and 2,180 injured. forest fire they completely destroyed 1,180 houses and left 5,560 people homeless.
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“We have yet to break the weapons in the fire (…). In the end, I have no doubt that we have done a lot, but we have to see how it will develop,” said Lieutenant Colonel Traverso. Head of Air Operations, Military Emergency Detachment (UME) Chile.
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The military explained that there is a triple factor that “causes the likelihood of a fire of great vigor, virulence and vigor” in Chile. They talk about the triple 30: relative humidity below 30%, temperatures above 30ºC and wind speeds over 30 km/h. If that happens, “we’re going to have trouble containing the fire.”
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There is scientific consensus that the start of fires in Chile it is almost entirely human responsibility, either by intent or negligence. They talk about 99.7% of human morbidity.
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Drought that has been going on for 13 years Chile It is an element that contributes to the aggressiveness of fires. It’s “heavy fuel” because “the wetter the trees, the more resistant they are to fire,” Lt. Col. Traverso said.
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But he also joined in the discussion of the causes of these accidents in Chile a huge presence of forest plantations, pine and eucalyptus monocultures.
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“I see fires inside and outside forest plantations,” said Lieutenant Colonel Traverso on the second day of his stay on earth in Chile. “It’s not just commercial farm plantations that are on fire. The forest as a whole, the landscape as a whole is on fire,” he said.
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