FIRES

Costa Rica has reported 100 forest fires in 2024

Published on: April 16, 2024
00:16

San José, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) The Costa Rican Fire Department reported 100 forest fires so far this year, two times more than in the same period of 2023.

Fires in El Salvador destroyed 2,000 hectares

Published on: April 13, 2024
00:15

San Salvador, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) About 2,000 hectares (17.2 square kilometers) of land were destroyed by fires in El Salvador in recent months, firefighters reported.

Red alert declared in Chilean city of Valparaíso due to fires

Published on: March 14, 2024
08:03

Santiago de Chile, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service declared the red alert in Valparaíso due to the fires in the upper part of the city, as a result of which more than 15 homes were destroyed.

Fires increase in El Salvador in 2024

Published on: March 7, 2024
00:45

San Salvador, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) Fires in El Salvador increased by 25 percent in 2024 with a high incidence in dry undergrowth, firefighters reported.

Number of deaths from fires in Chile increases (+Photo)

Published on: February 24, 2024
10:09

Santiago de Chile, February 24 (Prensa Latina) The number of deaths due to the fires in region of Valparaíso, Chile, increased to 134, while five people remain missing and several are in critical condition.

Provisional housing delivered to victims of fires in Chile

Published on: February 19, 2024
14:36

Santiago de Chile, Feb 19 (Prensa Latina) Temporary housing was delivered today to families who lost all their belongings in the forest fires that occurred during the first days of the month in the Chilean region of Valparaiso.

Chilean authorities seek to restore services after fires

Published on: February 14, 2024
07:48

Santiago de Chile, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean government hastens the works to restore basic services for the population in the areas of the Valparaíso region, damaged by the fires, which caused 132 deaths and 18,000 victims.

Fires killed 54 people in Cambodia in 2023

Published on: February 14, 2024
01:00

Phnom Penh, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) An estimated 761 fires were reported in Cambodia in 2023, and 54 people were killed due to those incidents, according to official figures released in this capital.

Chilean government to create Reconstruction Committee after fires (+Photos)

Published on: February 12, 2024
07:53

Santiago de Chile, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Minister of Social Development and Family, Javiera Toro, will lead the Reconstruction Committee, which will soon be created, to assist the areas affected by the fires in the region of Valparaíso.

Chilean government began the delivery of bonuses to victims of fires (+Photo)

Published on: February 9, 2024
08:21

Santiago de Chile, February 9 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean government began the process of delivering economic aid to families who lost their assets as a result of the devastating fires in several communes in the region of Valparaíso.

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