What Argentina proposes to fight fires in the Amazon

President Mauricio Macri has publicly spoken today about fires affecting part of the Amazon and whose smoke has already reached northern Argentina. The President reiterated that he had spoken with his Brazilian duo, Jair Bolsonaro, to offer his help in the fight against fires.

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At the inauguration of a new border crossing with Paraguay, carried out with his Paraguayan-born couple, Mario Abdo Benítez Macri said he personally contacted Bolsonaro in order to "offer help to fight against this." fire disaster in Amazonia "and He said that he had done the same" with the Bolivian people ", in order to relieve what French President, Emmanuel Macron, yesterday described as" international crisis ". "We are all worried about what is happening in the Amazon," he added.

Earlier, Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie had expected Argentina to wait for a signal from the neighboring country to send a plane to a fire station, police officers specializing in fires and a contingent of troops. white helmets, according to Clarín.

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The smoke from the fires has already reached northern Argentina and is expected to continue moving towards the south of the country. "There is already the presence of smoke that comes from the various fires of Amazonas, Bolivia and Paraguay, Formosa, Jujuy, Corrientes, Catamarca, La Rioja and North Santa Fe", has said meteorologist Cindy Fernández this afternoon.

The expert also explained that "the north wind will bring this smoke back to the center of the country, so that it could reduce visibility in Buenos Aires today, a process that will intensify over the weekend and the future. next week".

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The Amazon concentrates 52.5% of the 2019 fires in Brazil, with more than 71,000 igneous households, which has generated a wave of global repudiation, reinforced by the statement of President Jair Bolsonaro minimizing the dangers for the world. ;environment.