Governor Aguilera asks the Ministry of Public Affairs to identify and sanction the arsonists

In view of the serious forest fire situation in Santa Cruz Province, Acting Governor Mario Aguilera issued an urgent appeal to the Ministry of Public Works on Thursday, requesting Identify and sanction the promoters of these burnings Thousands of hectares of land were destroyed.

“It is necessary to identify those responsible for these fires. While the government, Vidichi, municipalities and volunteer firefighters sacrifice resources to control the fires, it is impossible to Those who irresponsibly cause these consequences‘ said Aguilera.

The authorities insisted that the first sectoral emergency action committee (COED) asked the Public Ministry to enforce the law against those who damage the environment.

According to the latest COED report, this Thursday 26 fires in 10 towns The department’s members include San Jose, San Ignacio, San Matias and Robole. Together, these fires have burned more than 1,083,638 hectares So far this year.

COED Coordinator Jhonny Rojas reported that forest fire teams have been deployed to the most affected areas and announced a coordination meeting with the department’s volunteer firefighters to Strengthening Action Firefighting.

The emergency has also affected local fauna. Biodiversity coordinator Cecilia Dorado reports Rescue of six animals affected by fire In the city of San Matías, the rescued anteaters had severe burns, an example of the damage to the ecosystem. Dorado asked the public to report any sightings of injured animals so that assistance could be provided.

The water situation is also worrying. Luis Miguel Caracedo, vice governor of the Angel Sandoval province, warned Natural swimming pools are drying upputting at risk the hundreds of animal species that depend on them for survival.