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Deputy Interior Minister Manuel Monsalve reported on 4 February that there were 162 forest fires across central and southern Chile. [8] The region experienced unusually high temperatures, reaching up to 40 °C (104 °F) in the past week, [9] worsened by the El Niño phenomenon [10] and a "mega-drought" that has affected the country over the last decade. [11]
At least 112 people have been killed by forest fires raging in Chile, officials said Sunday. The increased death toll came after President Gabriel Boric said earlier Sunday afternoon that the ...
The fires in Valparaiso are said to be Chile's deadliest disaster since an earthquake in 2010. ... Chile (AP) — The death toll from wildfires that ravaged central Chile for several days ...
Devastating wildfires tearing through swaths of Chile have killed more than 120 people, authorities said Monday, as they warned that the death toll was set to rise.
VINA DEL MAR, Chile (Reuters) -The death toll from wildfires raging across central Chile hit 122 on Monday as helicopters dumped tons of water on blazes and emergency crews told Reuters they were ...
Chile has been suffering from a megadrought since 2010 – the worst for a thousand years. [3] [4] These drought conditions exacerbate summer fires because the vegetation becomes more flammable. [5] Since 30 January 2023, the Ñuble region has maintained a preventive early warning due to the threat of forest fires as a result of high ...
As a result of the fires, a total of 131 people were killed, [17] and at least 14,000 houses were affected by the fires in Viña del Mar and Quilpué. [21] The fires were regarded as the deadliest in Chile's history, and the deadliest disaster in the country since the 2010 Chile earthquake. [18]
Late Sunday, Chile's Forensic Medicine Service updated the confirmed death toll to 112 people. Boric said the death toll could rise as rescue workers search through homes that have collapsed.