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Weather events in Chile (8 P) Wildfires in Chile (10 P) Pages in category "Natural disasters in Chile" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The fires were regarded as the deadliest in Chile's history, and the deadliest disaster in the country since the 2010 Chile earthquake. [46] In Valparaíso, four hospitals and three nursing homes were evacuated, and two bus terminals were destroyed. [5]
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About 92 forest fires were burning in central and southern Chile, according to interior minister Carolina Toha. "The condition of Valparaiso is the most delicate," Ms Toha said, adding that Chile ...
In the misty forests just outside of Chile's capital Santiago, a rescued puma stalks the leafy surroundings of the Refugio Animal Cascada, a shelter hoping to rehabilitate and house wildlife ...
By 20 February, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) announced that 173 foci had been extinguished, but that 70 were still active. [22] Various specialists have pointed out the "human" and political causes of the fires that recurrently strike Chile.
The 2024 South American wildfires refer to a mega colossal series of wildfires that significantly impacted several neighboring South American countries, including Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Based on Global Wildfire Information System satellite imaging, about 346,112 wildfire hotspots damaged or destroyed 85,866,867 ...
The 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known as the "Chilean mining accident", began on 5 August 2010, with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine, located in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. 33 men were trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and 5 kilometers (3 mi) from the mine's entrance and were rescued after ...