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In the last week of January 2024, a heatwave hit central Chile, with temperatures 10 to 15 °C (18 to 27 °F) above the weekly average. Anticipating an increased wildfire risk, the Meteorological Directorate of Chile issued a heat alert on 28 January, projecting temperatures of 36 to 38 °C (97 to 100 °F) in valleys and foothills of the ...
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.
A view of neighborhoods burned during forest fires in Viña del Mar, Chile, on February 5, 2024. Areas around Vińa del Mar were among the hardest-hit by the country's deadly wildfires.
The fire destroyed two bus terminals and prompted evacuation of four hospitals and three nursing homes for the elderly in Valparaiso. Two fires near the town of Quilpue and Villa Alemana have ...
Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris Monday from neighborhoods devastated by wildfires over the past several days, as officials raised the death ...
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 ...
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 ...
The authorities have declared the wildfires contained, but firefighters are still working to bring them under full control. This image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 7 February shows the burn scars in the Valparaíso area.