A natural calamity regime has been declared in some regions of the country. Heat promotes the spread of fire.
As a result of the forest fires that hit Chile against the background of heat, at least 23 people died and about a thousand more were injured. This was reported on February 5 by AFP.
According to the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, on Saturday, February 4, 232 forest fires were active, including 16 that started on the same day.
The department clarified that so far it knows that there are 23 dead and 979 injured.
The government of President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of emergency in the southern region of Araucania. In the past, similar measures were taken in the regions of Nouble and Biobio.
It was noted that this move allowed the head of state to mobilize the military to fight the fire.
Extreme heat contributes to the emergency – the temperature rises to 40 degrees Celsius.
The fires destroyed at least 88 homes and engulfed 47,000 hectares of forest, authorities said.
Among the dead were two crew members of a fire helicopter that crashed on February 3. In addition, a rescuer was killed during the extinguishing and eight others were injured.
In total, about 2,300 firefighters and 75 aircraft are deployed in the region.
It was previously reported that the forest fires in Chile covered 8,300 hectares of forest.
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