FIRES

Bolivia achieves considerable reduction in fires

Published on: September 16, 2024
07:37

La Paz, 16 Sep (Prensa Latina) Bolivia has seen a considerable reduction in fires thanks to forest firefighters, the release of thousands of liters of water with the technology called "guardian boxes" and the rains in the east of the country.

Bolivian government will move to area ravaged by fires

Published on: September 12, 2024
07:54

La Paz, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) President Luis Arce will travel to Santa Cruz at the head of his Cabinet to lead the fight against the forest fires, which have already affected four million hectares in Bolivia.

Bolivia establishes distance education due to air pollution

Published on: September 10, 2024
09:43

La Paz, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian Education Ministry has instructed to establish as of Tuesday distance classes across the country due to the high air pollution levels caused by forest fires.

Brazil’s forest infernos still raging on

Published on: September 9, 2024
18:41

Brasilia, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) A number of wildfires are still raging on in Brazil’s forests on Monday, despite actions by the federal Government to put them out.

More schools to use virtual classes due to fires in Ecuador

Published on: September 6, 2024
10:32

Quito, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Another 10 schools in the capital of Ecuador today joined the virtual classroom mode due to air pollution caused by forest fires in different parts of the city.

Active forest fires in southern Ecuador raze 345 hectares

Published on: August 25, 2024
11:21

Quito, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) The forest fire in the town of Quilanga, in the southern Ecuadorian province of Loja, remains active and the flames have already razed 345 hectares of forest, the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SGR) reported on Sunday.

Iraqi Resistance fires missiles at Israeli port of Haifa

Published on: May 23, 2024
16:04

Baghdad, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The fighters of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq fired today advanced cruise missiles against vital targets in the Israeli port of Haifa.

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.

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