Overview
- The order applies to parts of Chubut, La Pampa, Neuquén and Río Negro.
- The government says it unlocks funding for firefighting, immediate assistance and reconstruction, with tighter coordination across agencies.
- Media reports and Copernicus data indicate more than 200,000 hectares have burned since early summer, marking the most severe fires in at least two decades.
- In Los Alerces National Park, roughly 250 firefighters are working over an area of about 10,000 hectares in a UNESCO-listed ecosystem.
- High temperatures, drought and strong winds are hindering containment, with Chubut in its worst drought since 1965 and authorities probing suspected arson.