Mexican government will send aid to Chile to control forest fires

Mexico will send trained personnel to fight forest fires in Chile (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

After the request made by the Chilean Minister of the Interior, Carolina Toha, to the international community for help in combating the forest fires that harm her country, the Mexican government confirmed its participation in the call. In this sense, the Secretary of Foreign Relations Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón announced the dispatch of personnel on the instructions of the President of the Republic.

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Through his verified Twitter account, the Mexican foreign minister reported on the dispatch of 180 brigade members to the South American country. According to him, the objective of the personnel will be to support the civil protection work carried out by the local authorities in the control and evacuation of the areas affected by the fire.

“On instructions from President López Obrador, 180 brigade specialists in fire control have left for Chile in order to support the Civil Protection actions led by President Gabriel Boric. Mexico in solidarity!”, he wrote on his social network profile. @m_ebrard.

On instructions from President López Obrador, 180 brigade specialists in fire control have left for Chile in order to support the Civil Protection actions led by President Gabriel Boric. Mexico in solidarity!

— Marcelo Ebrard (@m_ebrard) February 6, 2023

Hours before the message issued by the cabinet member of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), the verified Twitter account of the Chilean Foreign Ministry confirmed the shipment of aid from Mexico. However, the information confirmed the arrival of two military planes with nearly 300 crew members including volunteers, militiamen and brigade members.

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The imposing wave of fires that has occurred in the Santiago de Chile area has threatened to exceed the resources that the government has provided for its fight up to now. In this sense, Toha announced, on February 4, the request for assistance, on behalf of his government, to various nations around the world.

“A request for international support has been made through the Foreign Ministry. Contact has been made with various governments to reinforce efforts that had been made previously with the companies that provide the services. These requests include the search for ships to reinforce the fleet and brigades that can reform the work on the ground, ”she told the media.

At least 24 people have died in the fires that have destroyed homes and thousands of hectares of forest in southern Chile. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

In this sense, one day after making the call, the Chilean Foreign Ministry confirmed the response to his call. In this regard, on their social networks they confirmed that 50 specialists, as well as equipment, from Spain will arrive in their territory during the night of Sunday, February 5.

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Another of the nations that joined the call was Argentina. The government headed by Alberto Fernández sent brigade members and fast attack trucks to fight fires. In addition, in the course of hours, countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal and Venezuela could join, whose efforts are already underway.

“We are working with our embassies, consulates and missions before international organizations to channel the different offers of assistance. We sincerely appreciate the quick support received”, they wrote through the account @Minrel_Chile.

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