‘The land will be left as ashes’: why Patagonia’s wildfires are almost impossible to stop | Argentina Source: GeraldKutney
Splenda on January 27, 2026 1:40 pm >Last week, Milei – who did not travel to the affected area – posted [an AI-generated image](https://noticias.perfil.com/noticias/politica/la-foto-con-ia-que-subio-milei-en-medio-de-los-incendios-en-el-sur.phtml) of himself shaking hands with firefighters on Instagram, calling them “heroes”. “It’s a little hypocritical and cynical,” says a local firefighter, Hernán Mondino, adding that many of his colleagues have to take on other jobs to make ends meet.
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>Last week, Milei – who did not travel to the affected area – posted [an AI-generated image](https://noticias.perfil.com/noticias/politica/la-foto-con-ia-que-subio-milei-en-medio-de-los-incendios-en-el-sur.phtml) of himself shaking hands with firefighters on Instagram, calling them “heroes”. “It’s a little hypocritical and cynical,” says a local firefighter, Hernán Mondino, adding that many of his colleagues have to take on other jobs to make ends meet.