00:00In Bolivia, the Department of Tarija has declared a state of emergency under the disaster category
00:05in response to the magnitude of the forest fires that have consumed thousands of hectares
00:10and are threatening entire communities.
00:12Mitigation efforts have been intensified with the deployment of units from the Bolivian army.
00:17Government personnel and volunteer community brigades continue working tirelessly
00:22to protect populated settlements.
00:24However, the fire is rapidly advancing toward agricultural areas,
00:28severely affecting the communities of Camarón and Anquahasi,
00:32while the rocked topography and dense vegetation of the region act of natural fuel
00:38that accelerates the spread of the tragedy.
00:40The Governor of Tarija, Maria Rene Soruco, issued a call for national solidarity
00:45and requested urgent technical protective equipment for the firefighters battling the blaze.
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