Argentina: Over 40,000 hectares of forests and agricultural land reduced to ashes by wildfires

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Since January 5, devastating forest fires have ravaged Patagonia, destroying more than 40,000 hectares of forests and farmland. The intensity and speed of the flames overwhelmed protocols in the town of Cholila and four surrounding valleys, surpassing the technical capacity of rescue teams. Authorities are currently taking advantage of a climate window to carry out cooling and ash‑guarding tasks to prevent new outbreaks amid rising temperatures. The crisis coincides with the worst drought in decades in Chubut, a factor that has worsened the danger and complicated firefighting efforts. Experts warn that climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of such fires in the region.    #teleSUREnglish #Argentina #Patagonia #Wildfires #Chubut #ClimateCrisis #EnvironmentalEmergency

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00:00In Argentina, more than 40,000 hectares of forest and agricultural land.

00:05have been reduced to ashes by the forest fires that have been ravishing Patagonia.

00:10Since January 5th, the intensity and speed of the fire overwhelmed the produce.

00:15There are several protocols in the town of Cholila and the four surrounding valleys.

00:20Exceeding the text of the city of Cholila, the city of Cholila, the city of Cholila and the four surrounding valleys.

00:20The city of Cholila, the city of Cholila and the four surrounding mountains.

00:25advantage of for cooling and nash guarding task with a view of avoid

00:30new outbreaks in the face of rising temperatures decree the crisis coincides

00:35with the worst drought in decades in chubut a factor that exacerbates the dangerous

00:40and complicates extinguishing the fires experts warned that climate change is

00:44exactly

00:45surveying the frequency and intensity of these fires in the region

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