There are 883 municipalities under serious threat, 582 on red alert and hundreds of firefighters, soldiers, police and rescue agents trying to contain the attacks. fire a Bogota. In Colombia a fire emergency is triggered due to the high temperatures brought by The boyan oceanic phenomenon that causes a notable water heating superficial to the South Pacific with important meteorological repercussions. The situation is particularly critical in Santander, Bogota and in the nearby municipalities where the firefighters are fighting and trying to contain the fires which devour the hills in the eastern part of the city, relentless despite the use of 170 fire engines and 98 aerial operations with helicopters dumping large quantities of water on the area.
Then there are 66 other cities with water supply problemswhich is why, as reported by the Minister of the Environment, Susana Muhammad, the government had prepared for emergencies with an investment of 710 billion pesos (about 172 million euros). The minister also recalled that those responsible for any forest fires risk sentences of up to 15 years in prison and heavy fines.
The gravity of the situation also required the intervention of the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petrowhich has announced that it will issue a decree for the state of natural disaster, lasting one year, due to the effects caused so far by El Niño and those it could continue to generate in the coming months. “As we did with the season of floods, there will be a decree for a state of natural disaster to move the resources” he concludes. He also ordered the activation of protocols for requesting international help to deal with the forest fire emergency in the country. This is what he writes on his profile all of February and part of March”.
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