With wildfires raging, Bolivia seeks help from Supertanker plane
AUGUST 22, 2019 / 2:32 PM / UPDATED 17 MINUTES AGO
Daniel Ramos
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SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Wildfires raging in eastern Bolivia have burned more than 450,000 hectares (1.1 million acres), or roughly an area the size of the U.S. state of Delaware, officials in San Cruz province estimate.
Bolivian officials said on Thursday they were awaiting the arrival of a “Supertanker 747” fire-fighting plane in a last-ditch effort to tame the wildfires.
“We believe that with this plane, we can put out the fire,” said Defense Minister Javier Zavaleta. Zavaleta did not specify how much land area continued to burn.
Officials gave conflicting reports on when the fire-fighting plane was due to arrive in Bolivia. It was also unclear where the plane was currently stationed.
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