Through a series of messages posted on his account on the social network
#21NOV || Pdte. @NicolasMaduro sent a contract from the Simón Bolívar Humanitarian Task Force to the Plurinational State of Bolivia to provide technical assistance in containing forest fires in the north of the department of La Paz.#StudentUnity pic.twitter.com/kaSbD9SQMx
— MPPRIJP (@MijpVzla) November 21, 2023
“(…) We have decided to redouble our efforts and the first decision we have made is for all ministries to make themselves available to the Ministry of Defense and the Operations Command in order to respond more quickly to fires,” said President Luis Arce. , in statements repeated by the Prensa Latina agency.
Venezuela is among eight countries that will support Bolivia in fighting the fire
This Monday, the government of Bolivia coordinated wildfire containment efforts with ambassadors and representatives of Brazil, Spain, France, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Russia, China and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), local media reported.
“The representatives of the countries expressed their willingness to cooperate and protect the Amazon due to the importance it represents for all humanity,” a State Department report said.
According to official data, from June to date, 136 forest fires have been extinguished with the mobilization of 5,412 firefighters from 55 military units that are part of the Joint Adverse Event Response Command (CCREA).
Likewise, seven helicopters equipped with the Bambi bucket system were deployed, carrying out 850 unloading operations of 984,550 liters of water.
With information from Latest News