The governor of Río Negro, Alberto Weretilneck, announced together with the mayor of El BolsónBruno Pogliano, a series of measures that include a financial aid For families affected by fires in the area.
In the Bicentennial Hall, Weretilneck express: “All together we will start reconstruction, in fact, we start”. In that sense, he explained that there will be a series of assists for the sectors that were affected by the fires that hit Patagonia.
He also explained that national contributions, which are about $ 5,000 million, They will go entirely towards affected familieswhile CFI resources will have all $ 400,000 for productive entities; Another $ 400 thousand for Splif and $ 200,000 for the Río Negro Police.
As reported by Governor Rionegrino, there were a total of 144 Housing losses and 37 partial losses so far.
In this way, the aid for those affected by the fires in El Bolsón will grant $ 30 million to families who totally lost the house and $ 15 million For partial losses. Each one will define with which materials will build your home. In addition, they will implement a price agreement with local corralones and suppliers.
As for productive venturesthere will be financing lines of up to $ 10 million, with one year of grace. Likewise, the Patagonia Bank will have $ 4 billion for low -rate credits and installments without interest in appliances; While SMEs clients of said entity will have a period for paying current credits with postponement to 2026, and a loan available for the payment of employee salaries.
The entrepreneursfor their part, they will have up to $ 10 million for those who lost everything, in order to rebuild their workshops or equipment.
Finally, there will be a specific contribution to the tourismwhere “some tax benefits” are evaluated. For example, the Protected Area Río Azul- Hidden Lago (Anprale) will remain closed, since 40% of its surface was affected; and in the sector of infrastructure The Province will reconstruct the electricity and the building of the Health Center was announced on the School 103. At the moment, a trailer will be installed to use as a center.
Fire in El Bolsón: four of the six spotlights are already in cooling phase
The neighbors and authorities of El Bolsón received good news after it has been confirmed that Four of the six fires are already in cooling phase After the help of brigades, firefighters, volunteers and settlers.
He Emergency Operations Committee (COEM) He informed that the climatic conditions of the last hours helped the work of the experts, so it was announced that cFour of the six spotlights are already in cooling phase.
In this hopeful scenario, they explained that The most active spotlights persist in the upper part of the mountain within the protected natural areawhere it seeks to mitigate the flames with heavy machinery, land personnel and aerial media.
Although little by little the situation would resume normality, the authorities ask for extreme precautions since the danger remains present.
This great news goes hand in hand with what was reported by the Municipality of El Bolsón. This Thursday will begin to deliver donations from 8.00 and the 25 de Mayo street will be cut and there will be to organize logistics.
More than 10 days from the beginning of the forest fire, in that city More than 3,500 hectares were already consumed.
Amid the operations and the arrival of several officials such as the minister Patricia Bullrichwas published in the Official Gazettethrough Decree 81/2025, that the National Directorate of Fire Management became dependent on the Ministry of Security.
Source: Ambito
