The north wind drags the smoke | The results …

The smoke of the fires in the Amazon has already affected, towards the weekend, the visibility in the provinces of north and west of Argentina and advanced Saturday on the city of Buenos Aires .

"There is already a presence of smoke from various fires in Amazonia, Bolivia and Paraguay, in Formosa, Jujuy, Corrientes, Catamarca, La Rioja and northern Santa Fe," said meteorologist Cindy Fernández, of the Service. meteorological. National

The specialist also explained that "the north wind will bring this smoke to the center of the country, which could reduce the visibility in Buenos Aires in the coming hours, a process that will be accentuated during Sunday and next week".

The Amazon concentrates 52.5% of fires in 2019 in Brazil, with more than 71,000 foci of igneous fires, which has generated a wave of global repudiation reinforced by President Jair Bolsonaro's statement minimizing the dangers to life. environment. beyond the burned area. Smoke is spreading in other parts of the region and affects several countries.

"To the north of Argentina, the smoke was already coming in. The whole area of ​​Formosa, which is part of Misiones, north of Salta, is common, it still happens at this time. In addition, there are sources of fire evenly distributed in northern Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.They mix, you can not differentiate them, "said Fernández.

According to the archives of the SMN, since Friday morning, visibility was reduced to San Juan, La Rioja, Tucumán, Salta, Resistencia, Mercedes (Corrientes) and the north of Santa Fe. The official organ l & ## 39 attributed to the presence of smoke comes from fires throughout the Amazon region, which covers northern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. "As we are under the influence of the north wind, smoke will continue to move south," predicted the meteorologist.

The meteorologist said that "although the smoke is more visible in the fields or in more open areas than in the city, there will surely be times when it will be visible." What we are going to notice is like a fog, a fog And it is very possible that the sunrises and sunsets are reddish. "

"It is also likely that people with respiratory problems will be affected," closed Fernandez.

Daniel Russo, under-secretary for the nation's Civil Protection, said "there are small-scale fires, typical of the dry season, in Catamarca, Salta, Jujuy and La Rioja." The fires are due to drought or fire caused, but they are small and do not affect visibility. "

Regarding fires in neighboring countries, he explained that "there are multiple sources of fire in Bolivia, in the department of Santa Cruz, on the border with Paraguay.The affected area is located 800 or 900 km from the border with Argentina ". Similarly, Russo said the national firefighters "are able to collaborate, as proposed by President Mauricio Macri, but that we have not received any orders from Brazil, Bolivia or Paraguay" .

The brigade that operates in other countries "is composed of about a hundred people specially trained to deal with forest fires and a hundred others who constitute operational groups", added the undersecretary.