damage by fire in Muzquiz , Acuña and Ocampo roam the 100 000 hectares. On Monday, the fire plays out of control 26 days Francisco Martinez Avalos, head of the Ministry of Environment of Coahuila, said they are about 98 thousand hectares affected, most grassland and scrub. Managing information regarding damage caused by forest fires has caused confusion, particularly since late last week. And in question of hours there was a rapid increase: from about 40 thousand hectares that were reported Wednesday and Thursday, by Friday there was talk of over 70 thousand hectares The largest forest fire damage in Coahuila for a whole year occurred in 2006 when the balance was just under 25 000 hectares that is now the area affected is four times larger. Martínez Avalos said the weather in the northern part of Coahuila, where the largest wildfire in history, further complicate the fight,
"Wind gusts reached 90 miles per hour, "he said," the fire came over valleys and this has increased the affected area, but we hope that environmental damage will recover with the rainy season is about to start. "
The official described the results of the combat of the different fronts of the fire, where advances are between 45 and 90 percent.
"In the complex La Sabina estimate a control rate of 85 percent, while in Palo Blanco already has 90 percent control," he said, "the property that concerns us most is the beautiful, if there have little control about 45 percent. "
The head of the Ministry of Environment of Coahuila reported that in the course of Monday or possibly Tuesday morning, arrive in the region, the air support that had announced the National Forestry Commission.
"are currently about 950 brigades working to put out fires, but in the next few hours will the air support and hope to start downloading tomorrow (Tuesday), as conditions permit," said .
In this regard, he acknowledged that there could not be unlocked from the Fund for Natural Disasters as the State Government has invested 10 million pesos for the transfer and care of the brigade, plus another 26 million pesos to pay for rent advances of aircraft and helicopters.
weekend, the Secretariat for Civil Protection in the State issued a warning to residents of nine communities near El Bonito to take the necessary precautions in case of a conflagration of fire due to high winds.
However, the agency clarified that the emergency continues in the mountains. Communities near El Bonito are San Vicente, El Porvenir, La Escondida, foals, horses, Palomas Peak, Pino Solo, The Prince and Lagunitas, among others, who belong to the municipalities of Acuña and Muzquiz.
The Environment Secretary said that the journeys made by the agency for the damaged area has not been found corpses of animal species, including black bear or deer, but ranch owners have claimed otherwise.
He said he was unaware if the United States government support in fighting fires.
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