They ask that Nation declare the economic emergency for fires in Patagonia

They ask that Nation declare the economic emergency for fires in Patagonia

February 4, 2025 – 15:53

Between Río Negro and Chubut, the fire advanced over 6,000 hectares of territory. It was confirmed that the fire began intentionally.

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The fire in the Patagoniawhich mainly affects Chubut and Río Negrocaused the creation of dozens of solidarity collection campaigns to mitigate the effects on the population. However, given the insufficiency of these funds the Senate seek to approve one Economic Emergency Law. There is a close history, when the upper house tried it for similar events in the province of Cordova.

The application was made by the Rionegrina Mónica Silva, who asked to declare the Housing, environmental and economic emergency in Río Negro and Chubut for 180 dayswith the intention of meeting the demands of the main regions affected by fires: El Bolsón, Epuyén, the Hole and the Andean Region.

In addition, the proposal asks that Customs Collection and Control Agency (ARCA) dispose of “special payments for taxpayers affected by fires” and “exempt the payment of rights and other taxes that affect the final import for goods consumption.”

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Patagonian provinces work in a joint way to contain fires.

Patagonian provinces work in a joint way to contain fires.

According to the latest report of the Municipal Emergency Committee (COEM)the fire consumed 2,800 hectares in El Bolsón And some 4,100 hectares in Lanín Park. More than 300 brigades, supported by 3 hydrants and 2 helicopter, perform containment tasks in the main critical sectors. Assistance to affected producers and affected families continues.

Confirm that the fires in El Bolsón and Epuyén were intentional

The expertise carried out by the Police About the strong fires developed in the cities of Epuyén, in Chubutand El Bolsónin Black RiverThey determine that both were initiated intentionally. So They left him settled in the reports with the investigations in this regard, where they point out that there were human intervention recent.

This information had already been enunciated by the respective governors, Ignacio Torres and Alberto Weretilneckbut it was ratified by researchers and authorities. The leaders had promised “Go to the last consequences”.

The tasks were performed by the Division of claims of the Federal Superintendence of Firefighters. In the report they mentioned that llamas originated at the back of the School No. 9 Mariano Morenowith human influence in between.

On the other hand, the specialists reported that, together with the guard dogs, they detected the presence of accelerating substances. This finding that reinforces the hypothesis that the fire was intentionally caused.

Source: Ambito

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