Overview
- Showers began across the cordillera after more than 14,000 hectares burned, bringing relief even as forecasts warn of gusts up to 90 km/h that could complicate work and trigger flare-ups.
- Governor Ignacio Torres said the Puerto Patriada fire is about 85% contained and no longer poses an immediate risk to nearby localities.
- Active fronts persist in Epuyén and within Parque Nacional Los Alerces, where aerial support and constant monitoring continue over hard-to-access sectors.
- More than 660 personnel are deployed with eight aircraft, drones for hot-spot detection, Army helicopters, heavy machinery and coordinated support from the National Fire Management Service and several provinces.
- Epuyén declared a ‘catástrofe ígnea’ to unlock rapid aid, and Torres pushed for an Ecocide law and said emergency funds would begin arriving for families who lost homes.