Über 3000 Touristen wurden aus Patagonien wegen heftiger Waldbrände in Chubut evakuiert, die Tausende Hektar verwüstet haben. Behörden bestätigen, dass das Feuer bei El Hoyo absichtlich gelegt wurde, während Experten vor Gesundheitsrisiken für die Atemwege durch Rauch warnen, der 16 Provinzen betrifft.
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Extreme heat alerts issued across northern Argentina
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Continuing a pattern of severe weather warnings this summer, Argentina's National Meteorological Service (SMN) issued red and orange alerts for extreme temperatures on February 18, 2026, affecting northern regions including Chaco (with a red alert in Resistencia), Corrientes (red alert in the city), and Formosa (orange). Orange storm alerts cover Santiago del Estero, while yellow storm alerts apply to Misiones and parts of Corrientes.
Carelessness while burning branches caused the fire that fully consumed the historic Huemul Hotel on Saturday in Bariloche, following an initial blaze that broke out in the upper section facing Lake Nahuel Huapi.
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Three active forest fires in Galicia have forced the evacuation of 13 people in A Laracha (A Coruña) and prompted the Xunta to declare a level 2 alert in Ponteareas (Pontevedra). The fires, exceeding 40 hectares combined, started this afternoon and required extensive aerial and ground resources. A road was closed due to intense smoke.