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The devastating forest fires continue in Australia and so far there are no Costa Ricans affected by the conflagrations that have cost the lives of 28 people 10 million hectares of burned land and huge amount of animals are recorded that They have not survived the flames. Only one Costa Rican and her Australian husband have been reported to have been evacuated in Braidwood south of New South Wales but fortunately they are safe and have already returned to their property which was not affected the couples niece reported. to the General Consul of Costa Rica in Sydney Roxana Tinoco.Because the Costa Rican lady is not registered in the Consular Register the exact location of the house and the telephone numbers and email address are not available to communicate with her. However by means of the niece who is registered the message was sent that the Consulate General is under orders. In Australia 974 Costa Ricans reside but only 378 are voluntarily registered in the Consular Register according to the information offered by the Ambassador to Canberra Armando Vargas Araya.The situation of the forest fires continues and the intensity of the fires has not diminished since a mega fire was formed in which three very large fires joined in the border line of the States of New South Wales and Victoria and that has had consequences in the capital Canberra which has also suffered the proximity of the fires not far from the city center and affected the air quality said the Consul. Local authorities stressed that thanks to a more advantageous weather condition they are about to control a portion of the fire and stressed the importance of contingency lines that have helped greatly reduce the fire.More than 3000 firefighters and volunteers have been given the task of fighting the flames in addition to the help of Canada the United States and New Zealand to send teams of firefighters specialized in the type of forest fires to contribute to emergency operations which has been a relief for the authorities knowing that they have reinforcements. The Consul Tinoco has participated in various meetings for example in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade DFAT of the State of New South Wales in which he has reported on the latest developments and the work of firefighters and of volunteers dealing with forest fires and humanitarian aid that has been launched.Forest fires have taken enormous dimensions without precedent while favorable conditions are expected for the next few days and next week as they predict greater rainfall that reaches 8 mm - 15 mm in some affected areas which will give A respite to the firefighters who are fighting the fire. But they face great challenges for example in the State of New South Wales approximately 40 fires are out of control.
