Ecuador's fire departments deal with 17 forest fires

Published at: 18/11/2024 05:51 PM

Ecuador's National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR) reported that there are 17 active forest fires, five of them under control.

The institution stated that the main effects are concentrated in the southern provinces of Loja and Azuay. The Minister of Environment and responsible for Energy, Inés Manzano.

As confirmed by the National Emergency Declaration for forest fires, water deficit and drought, due to the magnitude and impact of the recorded events.

The SNGR confirmed that eight helicopters, including two sent from Peru and one managed by the Italian embassy, operate over the burning areas and have carried out 266 discharges in the above-mentioned territories. In Azuay, the cantons of Cuenca, Sigsig, Nabón and Santa Isabel have been severely affected, with the loss of 1,705 hectares of vegetation cover since November 1.

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