Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, has said he will put the means to fight the wildfires – Lanza Digital

"We can pretend that the situation in the Amazon is simply part of the natural cycle, but that is not exactly what is happening," Trudeau said.

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin TrudeauHe announced Monday from Biarritz that his country will send water pumps and allocate 15 million dollars to help quell the fires that ravage the Amazon region.

"We can pretend that the situation in the Amazon is simply part of the natural cycle, but that is not exactly what is happening," he said, according to Canadian public television.

"The bill of human activity and extreme weather conditions on our communities, environment, health and our world will continue to increase unless we take decisive action in the framework of the fight against climate change“, He pointed out.

This implication adds to the one already committed by the leaders of the G7, who have met this weekend in Biarritz. The referred aids include 20 million dollars in emergency aid and means for reforestation.

According to data from the Space Research Institute of Brazil (INPE) so far this year the fires have increased 83 percent over the same period of 2018. In 2019 this state agency has registered 72,843 fires, the highest number since it reached the previous record in 2013. Between August 15 and 20, satellites accounted for 9,500.