Argentina is devastated by flames. The main focus is in Chubut, a region where according to Infobae 95% of the outbreaks have human origin. While it is true that this happens practically every year in the area, the tragedy could be considered one of the worst in years.
In total, according to estimates shared by the newspaper ‘El País’, More than 4,000 hectares have already been devastated by the firewhich has forced the evacuation and evacuation of entire towns.
Extinction efforts are also made difficult by the extreme drought, lack of precipitation and constant windswhich facilitate the spread of the fire, which still remains out of control. Furthermore, the lack of investment in fire prevention in the country of Argentina does not help either.
Photograph provided by the Province of Chubut that shows a person working to put out a forest fire this Friday, in El Hoyo, province of Chubut (Argentina). According to the Federal Emergency Agency, since the beginning of December, forest fires have already devastated more than 4,000 hectares of forests and residential areas in Patagonia, including sectors of some national parks.
According to a report from the National Meteorological Service (SMN) and the National Fire Management Service (SNMF), at least 16 Argentine provinces are under extreme alert due to fire risk, including: Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, La Rioja, San Luis, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego, La Pampa, Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Corrientes.
Just last year, according to a Greenpeace report, between October 2024 and March 2025 The fire devastated about 31,722 hectares in this region, a figure four times higher than that of the same period of the previous year.
From the environmental organization they have asked “the national government and the provinces for more prevention, brigades and infrastructure to respond quickly to fires; and penalize the destruction of forests”
