Fires reignite in Argentine Patagonia: ‘It’s going to engulf our town if we don’t do something now’

The fires that began in early January and appeared to be contained in the province of Chubut, in Argentine Patagonia, have reignited in recent days and are advancing rapidly through native forests, plantations, and peri-urban areas. The town of Cholila, in the northwest of the province and just over 1,000 miles from Buenos Aires, is surrounded by fire: it is besieged to the south by the blaze that started in Los Alerces National Park and to the north by the one that began in Puerto Patriada. This situation has led to road closures and a state of high alert among residents, who have organized themselves into volunteer brigades to defend their homes.

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