Forest fires: active outbreaks reported in Entre Ríos and six other provinces

Various foci of forest fires continue to be active in Entre Ríos, which for days have consumed hectares of the islands of the Paraná Delta, while other accidents affect Buenos Aires, Jujuy, Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and Santa Fe.De according to the latest report of the National Fire Management Service, igneous foci remained active in Victoria (Laguna chata, Barrancoso and Negro) and Gualeguay (El Cuadro, Ybicuy, Falso Alsina, Islas, Dormilon and Savio), while the one reported in Gualeguay (Charly 2) was contained. In Buenos Aires, the flames persist in Zárate (Atucha), Baradero (Gaucho, Gaucho viejo, Baradero), Talabera Irigoyen and Casita Nueva, while they were contained in the area of Continente and Bautismo.Likewise, two foci continue to be active in Jujuy, in the areas of San Pedro and Santa Bárbara, and others were declared extinct in El Carmen, San Antonio, San Pedro,  Doctor Manuel Belgrano y Palpalá; Only one igneous focus remains active in Córdoba, in the Colón area, while five others were contained in Pocho, Río Segundo, Colón, Santa María and Tulumba.In Catamarca, four outbreaks reported in the areas of Andalgalá and Valle Viejo were declared extinct, while another reported in Andalgalá was contained. With respect to the province of San Luis, the focus in Pueyrredón was reported extinct, while the flames persist in Belgrano. In Santa Fe, the fire outbreak in San Jerónimo remains active, while in Mendoza, the one reported in San Rafael was declared extinct.

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