Minister Juan Cabandié joined the fight against fires in the Paraná Delta

08/01/2020 - 19:20

• Clarín.com
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The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Juan Cabandié, joined this Saturday in the tasks carried out by the fire brigades in the Paraná Delta area, in the province of Santa Fe.

Cabandié then disseminated, through his Twitter account, a photo in which he is seen fighting against the flames, shovel in hand. 

"We accompany and work with the brigadistas in the fight against intentional fires in the Paraná delta. Those responsible for these brutal burns have to pay for what they have done. We hope that Justice will act accordingly," he said. . 

We accompany and work with the brigadistas in the fight against intentional fires in the Paraná delta. Those responsible for these brutal burns have to pay for what they have done. We hope that Justice acts accordingly. pic.twitter.com/iGjemuc95b

Cabandié arrived this morning in the city of Rosario to tour the area affected by the fires. "Unfortunately, on the day of Pachamama, we had to accompany and work together with the brigadistas who are doing an immense task in the fight against intentional fires in the Paraná delta," he said.

Often, he stated that "it is impressive to see the extent of the damage that this ecocide is causing on the wetland " and warned that "those responsible for these burns, so damaging to people's health and so brutal with our land, have to pay for what they have done".

"We hope that Justice acts accordingly, " he asked.

Through a statement, from the portfolio he leads, they recalled that, since the fires began to be registered, resources such as a hydrant plane and helicopters were sent on various occasions, brigadiers, crew leaders and two teams to measure air quality in Rosario, which is in addition to the numerous staffing and resources provided by multiple State agencies.

Juan Cabandié in the fires of the Paraná Delta.-

Some 8,000 outbreaks of fire have consumed an area of ​​more than 530 kilometers since last February, according to estimates by the environmental non-governmental organization Naturalistas Santafesinos, in a common practice of farmers who burn land each year to allow the renewal of grasslands for the livestock production in the area.

This year, however, the flames burned more hectares than usual due to a notable drop in the flow of the Paraná River, at its lowest levels in several decades, which exposed more land where pastures grew and dried up several streams that previously cut the advance of fire.

Thousands of people protested this Saturday against the fires on the islands and cut off traffic on the bridge that connects the cities of Rosario (Santa Fe) and Victoria (Entre Ríos) over the Paraná river.

"Enough burning, wetlands law now," was the motto of the massive protest called by the Multisectorial for the Wetlands Law and that on the opposite bank, in the province of Entre Ríos, had the support of other protesters, among them several owners of fields that attended on horseback and in vans.

Juan Cabandié in the fires of the Paraná Delta.-

Juan Cabandié in the fires of the Paraná Delta.-

Juan Cabandié in the fires of the Paraná Delta.-

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