The Argentine Patagonia wildfires begun on Sunday March 7, 2021 when a focus of fire appeared at kilometer 21 of Provincial Route 6 of Río Negro Province, Argentina. Subsequently, the fire spread to Las Golondrinas, Lago Puelo, El Hoyo, El Maitén and Cholila in Chubut Province, following the 42nd parallel south.[1] The fire would spread aided by the wind reaching populated areas where there have been reports of burned vehicles and the destruction of hundreds of houses.[2][3] Servicio Nacional del Manejo del Fuego helped people evacuate the area.[3][2] Various causes have been proposed for the fire, including the fall of a trees on electrical transmission cables, given that the fires follow the electrical wiring.[4] Intentional fires have also been proposed as a cause.[4] National minister of Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Juan Cabandié, called for an investigation through a criminal complaint about the causes of the fire.[5] As of March 12, 2021, 11 people were missing.[5]
Chronology[edit]
- March 7 a fire appears at the kilometer 21 of Provincial Route 6 of Río Negro Province.[1]
- March 9 a new fire appears in Las Golondrinas y en Cerro Radal (northwestern Chubut Province). The fire spreads greatly due to high wind speeds and elevated temperatures.[6]
- March 10 there where actives fires at El Boquete (Bariloche, Río Negro), Tehuelches, Solís and in Población Carril (Chubut). The fires in Futaleufú and Cushamen where by then under control.[7]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Preocupación por nuevos incendios forestales en Río Negro y Chubut: las llamas llegaron a la zona urbana". infobae (in Spanish). March 10, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ a b "Incendios en la Patagonia: la lluvia traería alivio pero hay cientos de casas quemadas y evacuados". La Izquierda Diario - Red internacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ a b "Incendios en la Patagonia: Chubut y Río Negro registran focos activos, hay heridos y cientos de evacuados". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ a b "La principal hipótesis de cómo empezó el incendio en la Patagonia". ambito.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ a b "Juan Cabandié: "Hay 11 personas desaparecidas y más de 200 casas afectadas"". Radio AM 750 (in Spanish). March 11, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Fotos: Los incendios forestales en el sur de Argentina, en imágenes". El País (in Spanish). 2021-03-11. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Incendios en la Patagonia: Chubut y Río Negro registran focos activos, hay heridos y cientos de evacuados". La Nación (in Spanish). 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-03-12.