00:00On the night of Saturday, August 22, a large forest fire was
00:04treated in Popayán, Cauca. The emergency occurred from the early hours in the
00:09area known as Loma de las Cometas. Simultaneously, the Fire Department
00:13He responded to a structural fire in the Bello Horizonte neighborhood and a gas leak in Pueblillo.
00:18The three emergencies were brought under control with the activation of volunteers and the support of
00:22The National Police, the Transit Secretariat, the Risk Management Office, the Defense
00:27Civil and the Emergency Scout Group. In total, between 100 and 120 people participated in the
00:32care work.
00:34At this moment, once the advance of the fire on two flanks was controlled, which was to protect
00:39that it would turn into an interface fire towards the Cerritos de La Paz side and protect
00:44The lines that go down onto Carrera Novena, we are doing a second run to cool down
00:53any hotspot and prevent it from reactivating at night
00:57this fire.
00:58This Sunday, August 23, the National Balance records 10 active forest fires in
01:03Colombia. Tolima is the area with the most active fires, with seven, in the municipalities of
01:08From Suárez, San Luis, Armero, Coelho, and Guamo. In Nariño, two fires remain active.
01:14in Chachahui and Huesaco. The tenth fire is registered in La Dorada, Caldas. In addition, seven
01:19Fires remain under control in different regions of the country. During the last seven
01:24In the last few days, at least 75 forest fires have been extinguished. Tolima is the area with a large concentration of them.
01:29Emergency response operations continue. Air operations continue at Cenop.
01:34with two AT-802 aircraft and two UH-60 helicopters. A helicopter also operates in Suárez.
01:40Guy from the Colombian Air Force. On the ground, 24 units from the Response Brigade are working.
01:45and Disaster Prevention, 30 members of the Río Sucio Forestry Brigade and seven
01:50units from Ponalzara, in addition to the fire departments.
01:53For his part, President Abelardo de la Espriella reported that during the last
01:56A joint operation was deployed over three days in the affected areas of Tolima, with 306
02:02people, including 182 firefighters, as well as members of Civil Defense, the Red Cross,
02:07the Air Force, the Police Aviation, and the Army Aviation.
02:11Currently, authorities are monitoring three events or sectors. According to the assessment,
02:15Delivered by the president, the average operational progress went from approximately 39% to 68%,
02:22and the fires in Alvarado, Villahermosa, Rovira, Chaparral and Coyaima reach 99%
02:28of progress. Operations continue, especially in Suárez, Carmen de Apicalá, Armero, Guayabal,
02:34Venadillo, Coelho, Guamo, and San Luis. The president also indicated that evidence is being corroborated.
02:39regarding possible criminal involvement in some of the fires and their reactivation,
02:44and assured that he ordered an investigation into these events. In response to the emergency, the Ministry of Health activated
02:49a health response to strengthen surveillance, prevention, care and communication of
02:54The measure aims to mitigate the risk of exposure to smoke and the deterioration of air quality.
02:59anticipate possible impacts, especially among children, the elderly, pregnant women and
03:04people with respiratory illnesses. For its part, the Ministry of the Environment suspended
03:09temporarily controlled open burning in rural areas of the country, while these activities persist
03:13the conditions that increase the risk of forest fires.
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