# Wildfires intensify in Colombia amid El Niño conditions

https://mins.news/en/item/32545

- CGTN, 2026-08-25 08:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-25/Wildfires-intensify-in-Colombia-amid-El-Nino-conditions-1PTCUcBpR5K/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Colombia’s disaster-risk agency says 12 wildfires remain active in Tolima, Caldas and Huila, while 84 have been extinguished over the past week. Coello Mayor Santiago Herrera is seeking urgent helicopter support, saying heat, strong winds and limited local resources are hampering firefighting. More than 2,000 hectares and about 7,000 people have been affected in Coello.

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