Buenos Aires, February 11 (EFE).- The fire remains active in the Los Alerces National Park, in the Patagonian Argentine province of Chubut, and affects an area of approximately 7,856 hectares, as reported this Sunday by the space that is a World Heritage Site. since 2017 on their social networks.
There are already 437 people working in the operation, of which 342 are specifically assigned to the field as combatants, it was reported, following fire suppression actions and maintenance of access roads were reinforced this Tuesday.
This Sunday the park expected an intensification of the winds, with speeds of 35 to 45 kilometers per hour from the West on a fire that has specific areas of greater intensity both at its head and on the flanks and tail.
From the beginning, local authorities suspect that the fire was arson, and, in fact, the provincial governor, Ignacio Torres, blamed Resistencia Ancestral Mapuche (RAM), distinguishing it from the rest of the original communities: “They are chantas (imposters). “They are Mapuche what I am Syrian Lebanese. They are criminals who have a real estate business and who do these things.”
The Argentine Government offered a $6,000 reward to find the alleged perpetrator of the fire that broke out on January 25, causing the loss of native forest and economic damage to those who live in the area.
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Located in the province of Chubut, regarding 2,000 kilometers from Buenos Aires, Los Alerces National Park has an area of 259,822 hectares, which places it as the fifth largest in the South American country.
In 2017 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for, among other reasons, “containing superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.” In this case, it is the Alerzal Milenario, a jungle with larch specimens that can live between 3,000 and 4,000 years old and measure more than 70 meters in height.
The park’s enabled tourist services “work normally”, but authorities recommend driving “with extreme caution” on the section of provincial route 71 that crosses Los Alerces.
By: EFE
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2024-02-11 19:27:13
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