Bolivia president says extensive wildfires will be tackled with firefighting aircraft

Bolivia president says extensive wildfires will be tackled with firefighting aircraft

The Bolivian president, Luis Arce, on Tuesday announced fire crews will receive assistance from rented firefighting planes to combat the wildfires that forced the government to declare a national emergency. In the past three months, Bolivia has lost 4,000,000 hectares (9,884,215 acres) of grasslands and woods to the fires, affecting some protected areas such as the Bolivian Amazon region.

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Publish date : 2024-09-10 13:08:00

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