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Red Alert in Biobío and Concepción Due to Extreme Heat Wave

Red Alert in Biobío and Concepción Due to Extreme Heat Wave

The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service declares a Red Alert in the provinces of Biobío and Concepción due to temperatures that could exceed 39°C. In response to the imminent …

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Quillón Shields Itself Against Fire: 50 km of Firebreaks Built

Quillón Shields Itself Against Fire: 50 km of Firebreaks Built

Preventive strategy in Quillón successfully stops 11 potential wildfires, protecting the community and its natural surroundings. In Quillón, a town that still remembers the flames that ravaged it in the …

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Acoforag Regrets That Persistent Violence Against Contractors and Their Workers Has Been NORMALIZED

Acoforag Regrets That Persistent Violence Against Contractors and Their Workers Has Been NORMALIZED

Following another attack on a forestry contractor that occurred this morning in the commune of Loncoche, the Association of Forestry Contractors A.G. states the following: 1.- This is the 4th …

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Arson Attack Halts Forestry Operations in Loncoche

Arson Attack Halts Forestry Operations in Loncoche

Masked assailants armed with weapons set fire to vehicles and machinery in a day of violence that has shaken the La Araucanía region. A violent arson attack occurred this morning …

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Regional Prosecutor of O'Higgins and Investigation of Forest Fires in Biobío: "There Are Many Similarities, the Cause Is the Same"

Regional Prosecutor of O'Higgins and Investigation of Forest Fires in Biobío: "There Are Many Similarities, the Cause Is the Same"

In April 2017, the regional prosecutor of O'Higgins, Emiliano Arias, brought executives of the electric company CGE to court, charging them for their responsibility in the series of fires that …

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Community Prevention Network Conducts Informative Door-to-Door Campaign to Prevent Forest Fires

Community Prevention Network Conducts Informative Door-to-Door Campaign to Prevent Forest Fires

The activity took place on Tuesday in the Lomas Coloradas sector of San Pedro de la Paz, Biobío Region, and on Wednesday in Villa Mininco, Collipulli, in the Araucanía Region. …

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