Boric travels to areas affected by devastating fires in Chile: “We will rise up”

The president of Pepper, Gabriel Borictraveled this Sunday to the areas affected by the devastating fires Valparaisoalready considered the worst natural emergency since the 2010 earthquake, and assured in a message on his social networks that the country will “standing”.

“We are already on our way to the region of Valparaiso be with the local authorities, victims of the tragedy and above all see on the spot where we must tighten the screws to provide more and better support at this difficult time. I gave instructions for the Government to be on the ground and resolve“, said the president on his account on the social network X.

LOOK HERE: Chile: at least 56 dead cause the country’s deadliest forest fires in a decade

Gabriel Boricwho on Friday declared a state of emergency due to catastrophe to speed up the arrival of resources and on Saturday made an overflight over the region, visited in the early morning a group of more than 1,500 firefighters fighting the fire in Valparaíso.

During Sunday morning, the president also led an emergency meeting and visited injured people in the Gustavo Fricke Hospitalin Viña del Marone of the cities most affected by the flames.

According to the latest report from the National Forestry Corporationthere are at least seven fires currently active in Valparaíso, the largest being the Lake Peñuelas/Las Tablas Reserveclose to the region’s main highway, which has already burned around 9,300 hectares.

This fire, together with the one developing in The Moscosowith 1,350 hectares burned, it is of particular concern due to its virulence and proximity to densely populated areas.

It is estimated that there are between 3,000 and 6,000 homes affected by the fire and the Ministry of Health has declared a health alert in the area.

“Once the fire has been put out, the registration, advance aid and reconstruction phase will come. we are staying“, concluded Boric in his publication on the X network.

MORE INFORMATION: Government of Chile: “The fires in Valparaíso are the biggest tragedy since the 2010 earthquake”

The atypically high temperatures that were recorded on Friday and Saturday in the region, intense wind gusts of up to 60 kilometers per hour and low humidity made it difficult to control the fire.

The authorities, however, maintain some hope this Sunday and guarantee that weather conditions may improve slightly in the coming hours, which would make fighting the fires easier.

“From today or tomorrow we will have the coastal trough (…) We may already have some cloud cover on the coast, which increases humidity and allows the intensity of the fire to decrease a little“, indicated the director of National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred), Álvaro Hormazábal.

Source: Elcomercio

jack

I am Jack Morton and I work in 24 News Recorder. I mostly cover world news and I have also authored 24 news recorder. I find this work highly interesting and it allows me to keep up with current events happening around the world.