At least 22 people have died in connection to widespread forest fires in south-central Chile. 9News
Interior Minister Carolina Tohá confirmed during a news conference on Saturday that 22 people are dead. There are 1,429 people in shelters, 554 injured and 16 suffering severe burns who are in serious condition, she said.
Twenty-eight of the hundreds of fires in Chile in recent days have burned the amount of forest and woodland the country typically loses over the course of a year, Tohá said.Firefighters work to extinguish flames alongside a road near Nacimiento, Chile, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023."The thermometer has reached levels that we've never seen until now," Tohá said.
On Saturday, President Gabriel Boric announced via Twitter that neighboring Argentina will send firefighters and machinery to combat the fires engulfing Chile's south-central area, according to CNN Chile.People wade in the river under a smoked-filled sky caused by wildfires, in Renaico Chile, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Wildfires are spreading in southern and central Chile, triggering evacuations and the declaration of a state of emergency in some regions.
Boric said he had spoken to his Argentinian counterpart, Alberto Fernández, to "coordinate and thank Argentina in the fight against the fires. Besides firefighters, we will receive machinery.""We are arranging support from various countries to face the emergency. We will not leave them alone," he said tweeted.Continue reading
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