{"id":95879,"date":"2024-02-03T20:52:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T20:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/forest-fires-kill-at-least-19-people-in-chile-with-fears-they-will-spread-in-densely-populated-areas-world-news\/"},"modified":"2024-02-03T20:52:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T20:52:12","slug":"forest-fires-kill-at-least-19-people-in-chile-with-fears-they-will-spread-in-densely-populated-areas-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/forest-fires-kill-at-least-19-people-in-chile-with-fears-they-will-spread-in-densely-populated-areas-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest fires kill at least 19 people in Chile with fears they will spread in densely populated areas | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At least 19 people have been killed by\u00a0forest fires in central Chile that have destroyed about 1,100 homes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The death toll could rise as rescue teams reach the most heavily affected areas in the Valparaiso region, officials said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Chile’s interior minister Carolina Toha said there were 92 forest fires burning in the centre and south of the country, affecting 43,000 hectares.<\/p>\n

She said authorities’ biggest concern was that some of the fires were developing very close to densely populated areas, “with the very high potential to affect people, homes and facilities”.<\/p>\n

Wildfires are not uncommon in Chile over summer. Fires during last year’s record heatwave left 27 people dead and more than 400,000 hectares burnt.<\/p>\n

“The area with fires today is much smaller than last year [but] at this time the number of hectares affected is multiplying very rapidly,” Ms Toha said.<\/p>\n

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One of the fires was threatening the coastal resort town of Vina del Mar, she said, where some areas have already been badly affected.<\/p>\n

In Villa Independencia, a hillside neighbourhood in the east of the town, several blocks of homes and businesses were completely destroyed. Burnt-out cars with broken windows lined the streets, which were covered in ashes.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been here 32 years, and never imagined this would happen” Rolando Fernandez, who lost his home, told the Associated Press news agency.<\/p>\n

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He said he first saw the fire burning on a nearby hill on Friday afternoon. Within 15 minutes the area was engulfed in flames and smoke, forcing everyone to run for their lives.<\/p>\n

“I’ve worked my whole life, and now I’m left with nothing,” he said.<\/p>\n

Three shelters have been set up in the Valparaiso region, where four hospitals and three nursing homes had to be evacuated.<\/p>\n

The El Nino weather pattern has caused droughts and hotter-than-usual temperatures along the west of South America this year, increasing the risk of forest fires.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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