More than 100,000 hectares have been burned in Corrientes and 91% are in Esteros

when registering new epidemics In currentsalarming data were known on the consequences of the fires in the province. So far this year, more than 100,000 hectares have been burned and 91% of this area is estuaries.

The data was revealed by the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (WHILE) after carrying out a study on the impact of fires in the territory of Corrientes. In this way, they were able to confirm that 1.13% of the provincial area was affected by the fires.

It is about 100,566 hectares, of which 90,161 correspond to estuaries, bathed there weedswhich means 91 percent of the total area affected, according to the information in the report.

In the Esteros del Iberá, the burned land reached 43,063 hectares and only 2% of the pastures were affected by the flames. In addition, the report states that “in 2023, 34,924 hectares were detected that had already burned in 2022”, or 35% of the total.

According to the information he was able to access telamthe department of Corrientes which has added the most burned area so far is Ituzaingofollowed by Design. On the sceneon the other hand, was the least affected with 11 hectares compromised.

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One of the reasons for this situation is the extreme drought through which Corrientes crosses, reason for which the INTA has exposed that only 5.2 percent of the provincial surface is covered with water, a percentage that is equivalent to 467,721 hectares. “The constant contraction of surface water masses has been verified in natural and artificial wetlands, proof that the low rainfall has not helped to recover them”, specified the specialists.

Likewise, the Government of Corrientes He pointed out that the area affected by the fires, on this occasion, is ten times less than last year, when around 12% of the territory of Corrientes was devastated by fire. In this sense, the government has highlighted the prevention, awareness and actions put in place to prevent this from happening every year.

However, these numbers could increase over the days, since in 24 hours the outbreaks in Corrientes have increased considerably. Despite the fact that the number of igneous points was reduced to three over the weekend, between Monday and Tuesday, a total of 16 sources were recorded which are being verified, according to information from the Emergency Operations Command (COE)who quote local media such as North of Corrientes.

The affected areas are Ramada Stage, Vallejos hills, Ita Ibate, Villa Olivari, Ituzaingo, St. Miguel, Mburucuya, Design, Colony Three of April, mercedes, The cross, corriente hunters.

In the Ibera National Parkthey worked with a hydrant plane and a helicopter and, in the Mburucuya National Park another aircraft mouth was used. All of these belong to National Fire Management Service (SNMF).

Monday, in fact, was one of the most difficult days of holy tomesince the members of the brigade fought 15 active epidemics in a single day, according to official sources confirmed to the regional portal The coastal newspaper.

It is believed that these fires were started intentionally and endangered the population of the district. Authorities have even identified a person under investigation as the suspected perpetrator of the fires. In addition, they asked the population to remain vigilant to avoid the emergence of new igneous points. One of the first outbreaks spread very quickly and threatened the agricultural area, so firefighters were on the scene to fight the flames.

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