Contact Us

Firefighters battle dozens of wildfires in Chile, emergency extended

The emergency order declared by the interior ministry now covers the region of La Araucania, just south of the previously declared regions of Biobio and neighboring Nuble, located near the center of the South American country's long Pacific coastline. The three regions are home to many farms and forest land.

  • 4
  • 15
Authorities reported that 11 casualties, including a firefighter, died in the town of Santa Juana in Biobio, located some 310 miles (500 km) south of capital Santiago.