Smoke alert in AMBA and 10 provinces: a major curtain of fires is advancing in Bolivia

He National Meteorological Service (SMN) issued a alert that covers 10 provinces due to the arrival of Smoke from forest fires in Bolivia.

“Phenomena are expected that They may represent inconveniences or difficulties in the normal development of social life.“, explained the agency dependent on the Ministry of Defense.

He smoke could move towards the center of the country and affect the Metropolitan Area of ​​Buenos Aires (AMBA) in the first days of the week.

As anticipated by the SMN, the affected provinces will be Missions, Corrientes, Formosa, Santiago del Estero and Chaco, as well as parts of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, Santa Fe and Tucumán. Difficulties are anticipated, especially in visibility.

This phenomenon began to cause problems in cities like Formosa. They reported that this Sunday They had reduced visibility of only 1.5 kilometers, while in Corrientes it was limited to 2 kilometers.

A significant smoke screen is advancing towards Argentina and will reach AMBA and surrounding areas in the next few hours

Cindy Fernandez, spokesperson for the SMN, shared on social media an image of the smoke that is covering much of South America and warned about the impact on the region. In Boliviathe Government declared a national emergency on Saturday due to the forest fires that consumed almost four million hectares of grasslands and forests, the highest figure in the Andean country this year.

The fires They also affected air quality in Bolivian cities, leading the Ministry of Health to issue a health alert.

The emergency declaration seeks to mobilize international support to fight the fires. Bolivian Defense Minister Edmundo Novillo, announced that Venezuela, France and Brazil They pledged to offer assistance.

International cooperation is crucial to address the crisis and mitigate the environmental and health impact of the fires.