Simón Bolívar Humanitarian Task Force ends cooperation in Bolivia after forest fires

Published at: 27/10/2024 08:39 PM

The Deputy Minister for Risk Management and Civil Protection (PC), Alm. Juan Carlos Oti Paituvi, received the second advance of the men and women who make up the General Humanitarian Task Force in Chief Simón Bolívar, who completed fire mitigation operations in the Plurinational State of Bolivia.

“These heroes and heroines return with their duty done, that mission that was entrusted to them: to help the brothers of Bolivia,” said Oti. Also, according to a press release from the Ministry of People's Power for Internal Relations, Justice and Peace.

From the facilities of Simón Bolívar International Airport, in the state of La Guaira, he highlighted that 117 officials of the National Risk Management System participated in this mission.

“there were more than 42,000 hours of operations by our men and women. We support the extinction of more than 42,000 hectares of fires, where 80% of the fires were mitigated. Thank God, in November the rainy season begins in Bolivia, which will help with total extinction,” he said.

The mission lasted 46 days and involved the participation of two groups that traveled to help Bolivia,

He also reported that the Bolivarian government sent more than 10 tons of humanitarian aid and implements for officials to fight forest fires together with Bolivian firefighters; in addition, they rescued more than 100 species of wildlife and brought them to safety.

Mazo News Team