2021 Argentine Patagonia wildfires
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The Argentine Patagonia wildfires begun on Sunday March 7, 2021 when a focus of fire appeared at kilometer 21 of Provincial Route 6 of Río Negro Province , Argentina. Subsequently, the fire spread to Las Golondrinas , Lago Puelo , El Hoyo , El Maitén and Cholila in Chubut Province , following the 42nd parallel south . [1] The fire would spread aided by the wind reaching populated areas where there have been reports of burned vehicles and the destruction of hundreds of houses. [2] [3] Servicio Nacional del Manejo del Fuego helped people evacuate the area. [3] [2] Various causes have been proposed for the fire, including the fall of a trees on electrical transmission cables, given that the fires follow the electrical wiring. [4] Intentional fires have also been proposed as a cause. [4] National minister of Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Juan Cabandié , called for an investigation through a criminal complaint about the causes of the fire. [5] As of March 12, 2021, 11 people were missing. [5]
Chronology
- March 7 a fire appears at the kilometer 21 of Provincial Route 6 of Río Negro Province . [1]
- March 9 a new fire appears in Las Golondrinas y en Cerro Radal (northwestern Chubut Province). The fire spreads greatly due to high wind speeds and elevated temperatures. [6]
- March 10 there where actives fires at El Boquete ( Bariloche , Río Negro), Tehuelches , Solís and in Población Carril (Chubut). The fires in Futaleufú and Cushamen where by then under control. [7]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Preocupación por nuevos incendios forestales en Río Negro y Chubut: las llamas llegaron a la zona urbana" . infobae (in Spanish). March 10, 2021 . Retrieved 2021-03-10 .
- 1 2 "Incendios en la Patagonia: la lluvia traería alivio pero hay cientos de casas quemadas y evacuados" . La Izquierda Diario - Red internacional (in Spanish) . Retrieved 2021-03-10 .
- 1 2 "Incendios en la Patagonia: Chubut y Río Negro registran focos activos, hay heridos y cientos de evacuados" . www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 2021-03-10 . Retrieved 2021-03-10 .
- 1 2 "La principal hipótesis de cómo empezó el incendio en la Patagonia" . ambito.com . Retrieved 2021-03-12 .
- 1 2 "Juan Cabandié: "Hay 11 personas desaparecidas y más de 200 casas afectadas" " . Radio AM 750 (in Spanish). March 11, 2021 . Retrieved 2021-03-12 .
- ↑ "Fotos: Los incendios forestales en el sur de Argentina, en imágenes" . El País (in Spanish). 2021-03-11. ISSN 1134-6582 . Retrieved 2021-03-12 .
- ↑ "Incendios en la Patagonia: Chubut y Río Negro registran focos activos, hay heridos y cientos de evacuados" . La Nación (in Spanish). 2021-03-11 . Retrieved 2021-03-12 .
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