NewzColombia faces an active crisis of 21 ongoing forest fires spread across five departments, driven by high temperatures and a scarcity of rainfall, according to recent data from the Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (Ungrd).
Adding to the operational challenges, the Procuraduría General de la Nación issued an alert on August 27, 2026, targeting seven municipalities in the department of Tolima that currently lack the necessary service agreements to secure firefighting coverage for these emergencies.
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