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Return of high temperatures in Chile warns government of wildfires

A local resident sees 10 Tanker DC-10 firefighting planes dumping water on a wildfire in Kirihue, Chile | Fountain: AFP

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Two days ago, a slight improvement in weather conditions in south-central Chile changed the scenario for dealing with a wave of wildfires that have rocked the country, the deadliest in recent years, but this scenario will soon change.

“Today we have a climate window, the frontal system has caused some rain and a drop in temperature, especially in the BioBio and Suble area,” Deputy Interior Minister Manuel Monsalve said at the meeting point. press following the meeting of the Disaster Risk Management Committee (Cogrid).

However, Monsalve warned that this climate change would not last long and that “high temperatures are expected to continue in the south-central zone from tomorrow” and that “a new high temperature system” will emerge between Wednesday and Thursday.

According to the latest report released by the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) this Sunday, over the past few hours forest fire in battle, their number was reduced to 79, i.e., 19 less than was recorded in the last balance of Saturday.

Forest fire in Chile
Photo of Petrona Gallardo mourning the loss of her home, animals and crops in the devastating fires of San Ricardo, El Chacay sector (Chile). | Fountain: EFE

Affected regions total 289 forest fire assets in the country, of which 168 are under control.

“Twice as many aircraft as in 2017”

Monsalve stressed that 141 planes are currently used to extinguish the fire, which is “nearly double the number in 2017,” when the last wave of mega forest fires hit the country.

In addition, he pointed out that more than 7,000 people work in the emergency department.

Early this Sunday morning he arrived at Chile a team of 144 brigade members and Portuguese specialists who will join nearly 700 foreign rescuers working to put out the fires.

According to the cadastre of the Ministry of Agriculture (Minagri), the flames burned 1,000 hectares of crops, 9,000 beehives and 4,247 animals, of which 71% are birds.

forest fire In the central-south zone of the country, 24 people died from them and more than 417 thousand hectares have already been eaten, 1478 houses have been destroyed and there are already 5945 victims.

At the moment, 31 people have been detained on suspicion of involvement in the origin of forest fire.

(As reported by EFE)

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