FIRES

Bolivia awaits arrival of Venezuelan firefighters

Published on: November 20, 2023
12:56

La Paz, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Minister of Defense Edmundo Novillo told a press conference on Monday that Venezuela will send 30 firefighters specialized in forest fires in response to Bolivia's request for international aid.

Bolivian Civil Defense remains mobilized by fires

Published on: November 7, 2023
12:13

La Paz, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Deputy Defense Minister Juan Carlos Calvimontes said on Tuesday that forest firefighters are fighting seven fires across the country, four of which are in the department of La Paz.

Bolivia fights fires

Published on: October 30, 2023
07:53

La Paz, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) Forces of the Joint Command for Reaction to Adverse Events of Bolivia will fight the last active fire in the Palos Blancos area, out of hundreds caused by the climate crisis.

Actions continue to control wildfires in eastern Cuba

Published on: February 20, 2023
12:32

Holguin, Cuba, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) Forces from several organizations and volunteers continue to control a wildfire, which was described as very dangerous, in the mountainous area of Pinares de Mayaií, in eastern Cuba, on Monday.

Chile fights forest fires, prepares for reconstruction

Published on: February 11, 2023
11:40

Santiago, Chile, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) Firefighters from Chile and several countries on Saturday continue to fight the forest fires in the country's central-south region, where some 400,000 hectares of land were affected and are considered among the worst in the last decade.

Syria expressed solidarity with Algeria for forest fires

Published on: August 18, 2022
08:01

Damascus, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed full solidarity with the people and government of Algeria for the fires devastating forest areas in the states of Tarf and Setif.

Fires in Urals and Siberia kill 16, injure 18

Published on: May 10, 2022
13:40

Moscow, May 10 (Prensa Latina) Russian Acting Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Chupriyan on Tuesday reported to President Vladimir Putin that 16 people had been killed and 18 injured by the fires in the Urals and Siberia.

Red alert for forest fire in Chilean region of Valparaiso

Published on: March 1, 2022
09:11

Santiago de Chile, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in the Chilean region of Valparaíso decreed a red alert due to a forest fire with danger of spreading to populated areas, a local media published today.

Science warns of global wildfire crisis

Published on: February 23, 2022
09:17

Washington, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Increased heat and drought could lead to a 50 percent increase in forest fires worldwide, scientists warned today.

Uruguayan parliament to summon ministers over forest fires

Published on: January 6, 2022
09:53

Montevideo, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Legislators of the Frente Amplio and Cabildo Abierto of Uruguay agreed today to summon four ministers to answer questions about the forest fire of 37 thousand hectares in two neighboring departments of the country.

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