Dozens of raging wildfires in Chile claimed at least thirteen lives and torched some 14,000 hectares (35,000 acres), authorities reported, as a summer heatwave sweeps across the southern hemisphere country.
Hundreds of homes have been damaged while 39 fires rage across the country, Interior Minister Carolina Toha said.She said ground equipment and a fleet of 63 available planes were reinforcing the fire fight, with help from Brazil and Argentina expected.
President Gabriel Boric on Friday cut his summer vacation short and traveled to Nuble and Biobio, which together have a population of nearly 2 million people. “My role as president today is to ensure that all resources will be available for the emergency and so that people feel that they are not going to be alone,” Boric said from Biobio.Some families sought refuge in shelters, according to Chilean disaster agency Senapred. Fires disrupted traffic on highways, and numerous settlements have been evacuated.
Weather forecasts on Friday predicted temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Nuble’s capital, Chillan, with strong winds that risked worsening fire conditions.
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