The smoke from the Amazon fires reaches the …

The National Meteorological Service reported that a cloud of carbon monoxide from fires in the Amazon had reached the north of the country, affecting visibility. From tonight, the presence of smoke is also expected in Buenos Aires. "The process will worsen over the weekend and next week," warned the specialists for the arrival of the north wind.

"There is already a presence of smoke from different fires in the Amazon, Bolivia and Paraguay to Formosa, Jujuy, Corrientes, Catamarca, La Rioja and North Santa Fe ", detailed this afternoon the meteorologist Cindy Fernández, a member of the agency.

The meteorologist also explained that "the north wind will bring this smoke to the center of the country, so that it could now reduce visibility in Buenos Aires, process that will be refined over the weekend and next week ".

The Amazon concentrates 52.5% of the fires that broke out this year in Brazil, with more than 71,000 fireplaces that have generated a wave of global repudiation. Between January and July, households in the Amazon rose by 84% compared to the same period in 2018.