The fire in
Los Alerces
is active but waning.
Local authorities assure that
"there is no progress in terms of the burned area, but there is activity in the interior
. "
The fire that began on January 25 in the northwest of Chubut consumed nearly
8,000 hectares of native forest
and shrub formation, although there were no personal victims or material damage to homes or livestock establishments.
Currently there are
473 agents involved in the operation to contain the flames,
of which 383 are on the combat front and the rest are in logistical support.
"For today, the reinforcement of some 40 Federal Police brigades
based in Buenos Aires
is expected ," explained the Secretary of Citizen Relations of the Chubut government, Laura Mirantes.
The fire activity in the forested mountain occurs in the already burned area, which maintains embers in the old trunks that are activated by the gusts of wind, so "
it is very important during these hours to take advantage of the cooling task."
"There is a mattress of forest sediment that concentrates temperature and is exposed to the fire reigniting at any time," he said.
The flames burned about 8 thousand hectares.
For the attack, the area was divided into
9 sectors
, although the main activity is concentrated in sites 7 and 8, which are difficult to access.
For this Monday, good conditions are expected for the attack on the fire during the morning, with light wind that will increase throughout the day, which is why it was used early today to carry out the deployment.
In the mountain area, a maximum of 26°C is expected, while the minimum relative humidity will be 20%, with no probability of precipitation.
They offer a reward to catch those responsible.
The
authorized tourist services operate normally
, and motorists are recommended to drive with extreme caution on the section of Provincial Route 71 that crosses the National Park given the large circulation of vehicles affected by the logistics of the operation, which have priority of passage throughout. moment.
It was recalled that lighting fires is not allowed in public use areas within the national park, except in those that have a responsible administrator present on site.
Finally, the unified command recalled that it indicated that there is a restriction on navigation in the sector of Lake Futalaufquen between the southern headwaters and Punta Mattos, because aerial means operate to recharge water.
S.C.