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authorities of the National Forest Commission (Conafor) and Civil Protection of Morelos are working to put out a forest fire that has been registered since the followingnoon of this Tuesday in the area ofthe Tepozteco hill, in Tepoztlán, in the state of Morelos.
On its Twitter account, Conafor reported that c97 combatants continue to work on the ground to control the fire in the oak-pine forest.
In addition, the State Environmental Contingency Emergency Center of Morelos reported that so far it has been control of 20 percent of the fire and liquidation of 10 percent of the fire.
In the combat tasks of the #Forest fire in the place “Los Corredores” in the municipality of #Tepoztlán 102 forestry combatants from Conanp, rural and “Sierras” from Conafor participated, as well as Zacatuches from the SDS, @PC_MorelosPc and Environmental and trained volunteers
– ContingenciesMorelos (@CEECA_Morelos) March 23, 2022
However, ground combat work will resume tomorrow.while support from helicopters equipped to cool hot spots will arrive by air.
The government of Morelos announced the start of efforts to obtain aircraft support to combat the incident early this Wednesday.
“Control had been established at 60 percent, however, the atmospheric conditions, such as the wind and the topography, caused it to be complicated on the south-east side, so more resources were allocated for combat,” he said. the Secretary of Sustainable Development (SDS) through a statement where it is highlighted that at the end of the night, “there is an advance of 20 percent of control and 10 percent of liquidation. The combatants will resume work tomorrow, since by security work is not carried out at night”.
Please do not try to fight the fire, it is important to take care of everyone’s lives!
Thanks to the authorities of the City Council of #Tepoztlán for all the support and facilities to work as a team. #YouWatch #BetterWithoutFire
– ContingenciesMorelos (@CEECA_Morelos) March 23, 2022
As a precautionary measure, it was reported that temporary shelters have been set up at the Casa de la Cultura in the town of Ixcatepec and the Escuadrón 201 Primary School. Free medical assistance is also offered at the “La Santísima” field located in the center of the municipality.
authorities of Civil protection They monitor the accesses to Tepoztlán to avoid the collapse of avenues, and thus be in a position to provide support to the communities that require it.
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