forest fires

Complicated fire forest season in Uruguay

Published on: March 5, 2023
09:27

Montevideo, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) The current forest fire season in Uruguay is the most complicated in recent years, said the national director of Firefighters, Ricardo Riaño.

Gov’t extends state of catastrophe in Chilean areas damaged by fires

Published on: March 4, 2023
12:07

Santiago de Chile, Mar 4 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean government extended for another 30 days the state of catastrophe for the central-southern regions affected by forest fires, which today are under control thanks to the efforts of national and foreign brigades.

South Korea provides aid to Chile, affected by forest fires

Published on: February 24, 2023
12:38

Seoul, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) The South Korean government will provide humanitarian help worth 100,000 dollars to Chile, hit by huge forest fires, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today in the capital.

Emergency for forest fires continues in center-south of Chile

Published on: February 20, 2023
09:33

Santiago de Chile, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) Firefighters from several countries continue battling against forest fires in the center-south of Chile, mainly in the regions of Biobio, Ñuble, and Araucania, where there are still 260 active sources, 77 of which the firefighters are trying to put out.

A brigade of 157 Mexicans is in Chile to fight forest fires

Published on: February 6, 2023
09:35

Mexico City, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) A brigade of 157 Mexican experts in forest fires is already operating in Chile on Monday, which was sent at the request of the authorities of the southern country.

Wildfires rage in Uruguay; firefighters complain of lack of equipment

Published on: January 9, 2023
09:24

Montevideo, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The beginning of the year comes along with almost 30 fires in Uruguay, mostly forest fires, amid claims by the Fire Department for lack of personnel and equipment.

Fires in Spain destroy over 283,000 hectares of land

Published on: August 19, 2022
12:54

Madrid, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in different regions of Spain have been on edge for six weeks, with forest fires that have destroyed more than 283,000 hectares.

Tension in southwestern France over forest fires

Published on: July 15, 2022
11:13

Paris, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) About 1,000 firefighters on Friday maintain the fight against forest fires in the southwestern French department of Gironde, where the flames have burnt 7,300 hectares of pine trees since Tuesday.

Impact of forest fires in Yakutia causes alarm in Russia

Published on: August 19, 2021
08:15

Moscow, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Minister for Far East Development Alexei Chekunkov said that no country in the world has faced challenges stemming from forest fires like those that occurred this year in the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia.

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