Asuncion, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 10,000 wild fires keep Paraguayans under tension today, due to their proximity to residential areas.
The Congress declared a national emergency, while the fires, some of them only 30 kilometers from the capital, destroyed 50,000 hectares in the northwestern territory of El Chaco, according to the government.
The flames have been spreading for several weeks and have become more intense in the last 24 hours, especially in the central-western department of Presidente Hayes.
This region, whose capital is only 32 kilometers from Asuncion, has 7,682 fires, followed by Caazapá, Alto Paraguay and Itapúa, the report states.
This environmental crisis is worsened by the fact that no rain is forecast for this weekend and the temperature will drop slightly to between 40 and 41 degrees Celsius, which feeds the flames.
The wildfires are already affecting urban areas, including Areguá, Luque, Ayolas, Remansito and Bajo Chaco, along with natural parks in the Eastern Region, while in departments such as Caazapá, indigenous communities are being evacuated.
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The flames have been spreading for several weeks and have become more intense in the last 24 hours, especially in the central-western department of Presidente Hayes.
This region, whose capital is only 32 kilometers from Asuncion, has 7,682 fires, followed by Caazapá, Alto Paraguay and Itapúa, the report states.
This environmental crisis is worsened by the fact that no rain is forecast for this weekend and the temperature will drop slightly to between 40 and 41 degrees Celsius, which feeds the flames.
The wildfires are already affecting urban areas, including Areguá, Luque, Ayolas, Remansito and Bajo Chaco, along with natural parks in the Eastern Region, while in departments such as Caazapá, indigenous communities are being evacuated.
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