Overview
- Recent showers brought partial relief and officials say Puerto Patriada no longer poses an immediate risk, but active fronts persist in Parque Nacional Los Alerces and reactivations were reported in Bahía Las Percas–La Condorera with rising winds.
- Technical reports put the affected area at about 11,970–12,000 hectares of native forest, plantations and scrub, with damage to homes and infrastructure still being assessed.
- A coordinated operation of more than 660 responders is in the field with eight aircraft, heavy machinery, boats, drones and interprovincial support under the national fire management system.
- Epuyén’s council declared a municipal fire catastrophe to accelerate emergency assistance and reconstruction for residents who lost property.
- Governor Ignacio Torres renewed a push for an ‘ecocide’ law with tougher penalties for intentional fires and praised strong national support, as justice officials rejected viral claims blaming external actors.