Dozens Injured As Wildfires Devastate Parts Of Argentina
Wildfires in Argentina s Chubut and Rio Negro provinces have left dozens of people injured, hundreds evacuated, and homes destroyed.
Officials said the fire may have started on Tuesday in a Las Golondrinas sector and then advanced towards Lago Puelo s town.
The wind spread the flames rapidly, devastating forests and some 250 houses. About 350 people have been evacuated.
The Argentine government sent two helicopters, three fire hydrants, 12 fire engines, support vehicles and more than 60 brigades from different provinces to fight the flames.
The fires have already destroyed some 2,000 hectares.
Carola Salguero, Secretary of Government of Lago Puelo Municipality, has demanded an investigation.
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Argentina Deals With Wildfires Aftermath
Wildfires in Argentina s Chubut and Rio Negro provinces have left dozens of people injured, hundreds evacuated, and homes destroyed.
Wildfires in Argentina s Chubut and Rio Negro provinces have left dozens of people injured, hundreds evacuated, and homes destroyed.
Officials said the fire may have started on Tuesday in a Las Golondrinas sector and then advanced towards Lago Puelo s town.
The wind spread the flames rapidly, devastating forests and some 250 houses. About 350 people have been evacuated.
The Argentine government sent two helicopters, three fire hydrants, 12 fire engines, support vehicles and more than 60 brigades from different provinces to fight the flames.
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