chile fires

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/04/authorities-struggle-to-contain-forest-fires-in-chile Firefighters wrestled with huge forest fires on Sunday that broke out in central Chile two days earlier. Officials have extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the blazes and said...

Record summer temperatures of more than 40C (104F) are hampering efforts to tackle dozens of wildfires across central Chile that have killed at least 23 people, destroyed 800 homes and prompted the declaration of a state of emergency in three regions. Sixty-six people have been hurt in the...

Residents walk down a road in Hualane as fires burn out of control in the forests around the town. The man on the right can be seen shielding himself from the heat An official 'state of catastrophe' has been declared in central Chile as crews fought vast forest fires described as the worst...