On Monday, the agency registered 75 active incidents, 15 of them in Protected natural areas.
Yesterday, Conafor reported 104 active forest fires in 20 statesincluding 22 Protected Natural Areas, being Guerrero is the entity that maintains the highest number of accidents registered with 19, followed by Oaxaca with 12, Jalisco 10 and Chihuahua 10.
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In his daily report, the Conafor announced that The preliminary affected area is 69,244 hectaresand the participation of 3,302 combatants, 982 from the institution, 333 from state governments and 1,987 from other agencies.
In the case of Acapulco, Guerrerotwo remain active forest fires in it El Veladero National Parkone in the Carabalí/Barranca del Cacahuate ejido, with 90% control and 80% liquidation, where there is the support of 23 combatants and a helicopter from the state government, with registration XC-LKP, which performs assessment overflights .
The second conflagration in El Veladero occurs in the Nueva Amanecer neighborhood, with 45% control and 25% liquidation. 408 brigade members work at the site, 26 from Conafor and 382 from other agencies.
Besides, In Guerrero, a fire in the Atoyac mountain range covers more than 100 hectares of forests and fruit trees consumed and despite being fought, it is still active.
The fire affects the communities of El Salto, Mexcaltepec and Rincón de las Parotas.
According to residents, this is the strongest fire that has occurred in recent years and the limits are located on the edge of the river Atoyac.
Fallen leaves blown by the wind have caused the fire to spread. There is currently a brigade of 60 PCs and volunteers working in combat.
In a 72 hour periodhe fire in El Veladero National Park has consumed 295 hectares of forest and the smoke has reached every corner of Acapulcogetting dangerously close to several houses in nearby neighborhoods.
In Sinaloaa total of five forest fires remain active in different municipalities of Sinaloaone of them since April 18, which has consumed more than 3,900 hectares of oak and pine forests in the municipalities to the south of the entity.
In Chihuahuaan uncontrolled forest fire threatens to devastate the town of Ciénega Blanca, in the municipality of Temósachi, in the northwest of the entity, in the Tarahumara mountain range. Given this, he activated the Sedena activated the DN-III planat the same time that the government, through Civil protectionhas brought water, food and other supplies to fighters.
With information from Rolando Aguilar, Jesús Bustamante and Carlos Coria
