Fire ravages 100,000 ha wetlands in Argentina

In recent weeks, nearly 100,000 hectares of wetlands in the Paraná Delta have burned due to the intentional fires that have ravaged this nature reserve in northeastern Argentina. The flames devastated 95,000 hectares in the provinces of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe.

The low water level of the Paraná River and the lack of rain make the fire uncontrollable, generating smoke that reaches as far as Buenos Aires. As the province's firefighters cannot fight the blaze, Santa Fe Governor Omar Perotti asked the national government on Friday to send the Armed Forces to the area. In Argentina, around one million hectares have been burned by the fires since 2020.