Argentina orders armed forces to help fight forest fires
21 Aug 2022 02:04pm
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"We cannot allow fires to continue in the Delta that affects the environment and the health of millions of Argentines. Therefore, I have ordered the Armed Forces to take immediate action to stop the fires,” President Alberto Fernandez wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
Noting that helicopters and army personnel were deployed, Fernandez said necessary steps were taken to find those responsible for the fires that were believed to have been started deliberately.
Santa Fe State Governor Omar Perotti had requested that Fernandez deploy the military to respond to fires in the Parana Delta.
With no rain in sight, the fires continue to devastate the Parana River Delta. So far this year, more than 131,000 hectares have been burned. - BERNAMA
