The fires in the Cordoba town of Calamuchita They do not give any respite and in the last few hours the authorities had to evacuate a private neighborhood due to the uncontrolled fire spreadwhich has already affected almost seven thousand hectares.
According to the information provided by the brigade members, they were currently working around 200 firefighters and there were still three active fires that, due to the strong winds, are far from being extinguished.
In this sense, they detailed that the flames have already reached the homes in Villa Yacanto and El Duraznoand in the last few hours a private neighborhood was also evacuated.
The government of Cordova He reported that “in the affected areas, police barracks are deployed firefighters, ETAC personnel and the Provincial Fire Management Plan.”
Córdoba: the fires in Calamuchita are not giving any respite and a private neighborhood was evacuated due to the advance of the fire
Although the authorities are on alert for the advance of the fire, they indicated that, thanks to the work of the firefighters, “they managed to contain the outbreaks that had broken out on Monday in “Cosquin and Malagueño”.
“Both are experiencing very little activity, with unstable perimeters and under ash guard,” they reported.
At the same time, they confirmed that there were no injuries or fatalities so far, but they did express concern for the animals that live in the area.
The person responsible for the Secretariat for Climate Risk Management, Roberto Schreiner, He explained that on Monday night there were gusts of between 60 and 70 kilometres per hour, which exacerbated the problem.
He also stressed that this fire “It reached about five kilometers in length and moved at quite a speed, driven by gusts of wind.”
This Monday there was a maximum of 31 degreeswhile in the coming days temperatures will drop, although wind, humidity and lack of rain will be the main factors.
Source: Ambito
