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In just 24 hours after the plane started to operate tankers hired by the state government to quell the flames on the grounds of northern Coahuila affected by forest fires Jorge Torres López Governor warned that the first shots of water and retardant have been very effective and at least have prevented the flames advance as in previous days.
According to the latest official report, there have been 103 000 800 hectares affected by fire and the use of Boeing 747 allows the brigade areas respond quickly.
López Torres warned that the heavy amount of smoke generated in the fire at times prevented from reaching some areas with the tanker aircraft, so two additional helicopters will be procured for rent with a capacity to carry up to 5000 liters of water buckets.
try that fire did not reach Maderas del Carmen
crews fighting wildfires in the Sierra de Muzquiz are alert and implemented actions prevent the fire from spreading to Maderas del Carmen, said the governor Jorge Torres López.
said the fire is still several miles from Maderas del Carmen, but seek to avoid the flames reach intermediate grassland area where he could spread more easily.
Maderas del Carmen is a protected natural area since 1994 and was declared Biosphere Reserve in 2006, is located in the municipalities of Ocampo, Acuna and Muzquiz and is home to 400 species of birds and 70 species of mammals, including black bear, wild boar and puma, according to official data.
"Administered by the National Commission of Protected Areas is considered a wet island in a sea of \u200b\u200bdesert, so it maintains a wide variety of vegetation," said the state government on its website.
The site the company Cementos Mexicanos allocates resources for their protection and owns even a part of predios.Torres Lopez said that until Thursday the winds were blowing against the Maderas del Carmen route.
"There are large valleys, but we want to reach the valley because that runs very fast, "external.
Lopez Torres said not having accurate data about the distance between the fire and the reserve.
"The truth is I have the data, but the report is that I did help yesterday, not as to the winds because the winds were very strong, but changed, changed direction and say that the fire is out Woods north to south. "Coahuila governor said he was working on preventive measures to prevent the fire will go into Maderas del Carmen.
"We will do everything possible and are prepared, you are doing well in advance gaps, is having people there, firefighters there, not to go. Is still several miles from that place, but we must prevent. "
the President said that the wildfire in the Sierra de Muzquiz has been difficult to combat because of the steep terrain and strong winds. alerted the population by the presence of smoke from forest fires that occur in the Sierra de Acuña as due to the prevailing winds, the municipalities of northern Coahuila already invaded by the stain. the mist that is already being felt in the border cities, as the smoke may cause irritation eyes.
"It is recommended to people if there is no need to leave their homes, who do not because the smoke may irritate the eyes," the prevailing winds continue north with gusts up to 40 kilometers per hour which will cause the municipalities are overwhelmed by the smoke from the wildfire Acuña.El saw is located 180 kilometers north of Piedras Negras, Ciudad Acuña and 100.
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