Wildfires In Corrientes Province, Argentina Approaching 8,000 KM2 As Ibera National Park Burns
A devastating wildfire in the province of Corrientes in northeastern Argentina has ravaged almost 8,000 square kilometres of land, or nearly 10 percent of the region's area, according to figures released by the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA). Firefighters on Sunday continued operations to extinguish the flames.
" (The situation) is grave, extremely grave," Marcelo Taboada, a firefighter captain said. "Those are the cards we were dealt with in the past few years that climate change has generated these fires of great magnitude that are very hard to control not just in Argentina but in the world." Omar Zimmerman, a worker at a ranch said, "We started putting fires out last Tuesday. Yesterday we were working tired without sleeping for over 40 hours." "It's terrible, (the fire) has destroyed a lot, the damage is in the millions. I'm not the owner (of the ranch) but it makes you want to cry to see that."
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The flames threaten wildlife in the Ibera National Park, the largest wetland in the country and one of its largest ecosystems. The park is home to marsh deer, alligators and more than 380 species of birds.
Many animals have been burned by flames or poisoned by smoke, while others have been run over on roads while trying to escape the fires. Some of them were found wandering in search of new places, after their habitats were destroyed by drought and fire. "The animals do not have water. We leave water for the monkeys in the trees and for the alligators two or three thousand liters per day, when we do not need it to put out the fire," said Andrea Boloqui, president of the Corrientes Chamber of Tourism.
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