Chili pepper experience the worst emergency Since the 2020 earthquake. devastating fires caused already in the middle and south of the country more than a hundred dead And They surrounded all the neighborhoods in coastal cities. The number of deaths will increase as the number of deaths increases minister Gabriel Boric made an announcement investigation To determine whether there is a fire willfulAs the first indicators show. A few keys below show how recovery and eradication efforts are being conducted, and various maps show which areas are most affected.
Valparaiso County
Dozens of fires, at least 165 outbreaks centre And South But this is from Chile Valparaíso region, whose main city is of the same name the one who bears the worst part. from the city Viña del MarIn the same region, about 120 kilometers from Santiago, the capital of Chile, the most Dantesque images of the fires also emerge. Fires broke out in two cities that are international tourism destinations all neighborhoods in front of the helpless looks of its residents who have lost everything. Since Friday, when the fires intensified, strong wind became the main ally of the flames.
More than a hundred dead
The latest official death toll exceeded 100. 112 people diedHowever minister from the country, Gabriel Boric, warned that this figure would increase as approximately 200 people were missing, most of whom were surprised by the flames in their homes. A. thick black smoke He wandered over the cities makes it difficult the breath And visibility. In the city of Vaparaíso alone, 14,000 houses burned. Authorities declared a curfew to facilitate eradication efforts. Affected cities are full touristsThey enjoyed it in the middle of summer.
Large device
Some 1,400 firefighters They are working destruction workaccompanied by military personnel. At the medical level, normal activities in hospital centers were suspended and students in final medical courses were mobilized while awaiting admission of the injured.
The government banned the manipulation of fire and heat-producing machines in the ill-fated Valparaíso region.