After presenting the government’s home construction program at events in Tamaulipas, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, President Claudia Sheinbaum presided over her regular morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Monday.

Early in the mañanera, Sheinbaum ceded center stage to the national Civil Protection chief, who provided an update on the more than 100 wildfires burning in Mexico.

Later in the press conference, the president spoke about a task she has entrusted to new Finance Minister Edgar Amador Zamora, who took over the job from Rogelio Ramírez de la O last month.

Civil Protection chief: 114 wildfires burning across 23 Mexican states 

National Civil Protection Coordinator Laura Velázquez reported that there were 114 active wildfires across Mexico at 8 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Forestry Commission (Conafor).

She said that 46 of those fires are at least 80% under control while the other 68 are less contained, but don’t currently represent a risk to human life.

Velázquez said that the 114 fires are burning in 23 different states, and 20 are in Natural Protected Areas. Citing information from Conafor, the Civil Protection chief said that approximately 38,405 hectares of land are affected by the fires.

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