Wildfires in Argentine Patagonia: Government Declares 'Fire Emergency'

On Thursday, the Argentine government announced its intention to declare a 'fire emergency' in four provinces of Patagonia, where multiple wildfires have ravaged tens of thousands of hectares since the beginning of the southern summer. Since December, approximately 45,000 hectares of forests have been burned by various blazes in the province of Chubut (south). The most significant fire is in the...