The Undersecretary of the Interior ruled out attacks on aircraft that are fighting the emergency in the south of the country. He affirmed that no institution has a record or denounces regarding this fact.
After the National Disaster Risk Management Committee (Cogrid) of this day, the Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, ruled out armed attacks on aircraft that fight the current emergency due to forest fires in the south of the country.
During his speech, the authority referred to the background revealed by national media, regarding the fact that “some aircraft that fight fire have been hit by shots from this type of weapon,” according to a document signed by the General Directorate of National Mobilization of Chile (DGMN).
“I want to specify that there is not, nor in the Investigative Police; nor in Carabineros de Chile; nor in the Joint Chiefs of Staff; nor in Corma; to all of them consulted today within the framework of the Cogrid, none of these institutions has a historynor complaints regarding this statement or news that has been reported in some media, “said Undersecretary Monsalve.
“None of these institutions have complaints regarding attacks with firearms on aircraft that are fighting the fires. All those attacks that have been carried out once morest brigade members, the Government has considered not only as serious, but has also filed a complaint“, hill.
balance of emergency
The authorities detailed that in the country there are 272 fires in total, 33 of them in combat.
Regarding the fight once morest the flames, there are 62 Conaf aircraft; 10 Senapred; 7 from the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 16 from Corma. While infantry, CONAF maintains 239 brigades deployed with 1,769 brigade members; General Staff 7 brigades with 128 brigade members; Corma has 124 brigades, 27 of them at night and a total of 1,615 brigades; while the Fire Department maintains approximately 1,700 volunteers operating.
arrested
Carabineros registers 21 open investigations with 48 detainees, including 2 new ones apprehended in the last hours in Ñuble, for illegal burning.
Meanwhile, the Investigative Police maintains 137 inquiries open and 4 detainees.
In addition, the Armed Forces register 62 people arrested for violating the curfew.