The smoke of the Amazon fires reached Mendoza

In Brazil and Bolivia, smoke from different sources of fire covers a large part of the country, including northern Mendoza., and in some provinces caused reduced visibility, the largest in Tucumán where one could see up to 4.5 kilometers, reported the National Meteorological Service.

The agency noted that until noon a clear presence of smoke was observed in the provinces of Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Córdoba, San Luis, Santa Fe, Entre Rios, Corrientes, east of Salta and Jujuy, south-east of Catamarca, in La Rioja and in San Juan, north of Mendoza, Buenos Aires and La Pampa ".

"There is currently a reduction in visibility in the north and center of the country," says the report and warns that "the weather station located in Tucumán records the largest reduction in visibility with 4.5 kilometers.

According to the body data "In the rest of the sites the atmosphere is cloudy and without significant reduction in surface visibility.

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For his part, Daniel Russo, Undersecretary of Civil Protection Operations of the Ministry of National Security, said that "the north wind recorded over a large part of the territory brings smoke from the fires of Brazil and Bolivia" . .

And he pointed out that "we already have smoke on the provinces of the central region of the country", but said that This "smoke" is in suspension, that is to say about 1,000 or 1,500 meters from the surface, so it does not generate major drawbacks. "

Regarding aid operations with neighboring countries, Mr Russo said that the Argentine government "has offered 200 brigades to Brazil and Bolivia" and "has not yet responded to this proposal".

"It's a complex situation and it's not always good to bring people, no matter how collaborative they are, there are dangerous or hard-to-reach places and we have to badess all the risks, so we're waiting for a answer, "he concluded. .

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