The Civil Protection Department confirmed that there had been rainfall in several municipalities in Santa Cruz and assessed its impact on the fires

The Deputy Minister of Civil Protection, Juan Carlos Calvemontes, confirmed that It rained in many cities this Sunday. department in Santa Cruz province, but is still assessing whether it has any significant impact on active forest fires.

“There was rain in Santa Cruz province this day and it got more intense later in the afternoon, so that’s somewhat changing the concentration of the heat source and it will certainly change until tomorrow, Monday, the real picture of the fires,” he said.

He added that they monitored rainfall in some municipalities such as El Puente, San Javier, Concepcion, San Jose de Chiquitos, part of Lobore, etc. We are currently assessing whether we have reached the source of the fire.“, he insisted.

Santa Cruz is the Bolivian department most affected by forest fires and Calvemontes reiterated that they are still active in at least eight municipalities.

However, the number of heat sources did drop significantly compared to the data released on Saturday.

Authorities reported that until 5:00 p.m. This Sunday, 16,499 heat sources were recorded. When this number is reached 23.748.

of 16,499 heat sources, Santa Cruz registered 12,358; Beni, 4,041; Peace, 42; Pando, 21; Oruro, 16; Potosí, 14; Cochabamba, 5; Chuquisaca, 1; and Tarija, 1.