The government of Argentine Tuesday announced that a US$ 50-million loan with the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) to finance the National Fire Management Program had been approved.
Corrientes, Argentina, Feb 22 (EFE).- Wildfires have already burned roughly 9 percent of the territory of the northeastern Argentine province of Corrientes, causing an environmental disaster that has overwhelmed local resources. The blazes are blamed in part on the effects of climate change and a prolonged drought, although arson also is expected to have played …
Fires fuelled by an unprecedented drought are ravaging hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in the northeastern province of Corrientes, causing serious economic and environmental damage.
Two killed in tragic helicopter crash near town of Aluminé, Neuquén Province; Authorities declare nationwide fire emergency, with outbreaks now reported in seven provinces and more than 300,000 hectares destroyed.