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The fire was described as one of "rapid advance and high intensity", and caused the interruption of vehicular traffic on Routes 68 and F-718. [24] Another fire was reported in Lo Moscoso at 3:54 p.m., affecting 8 hectares (20 acres) in the communes of Quilpué and Villa Alemana. At the same time, authorities placed the Marga Marga province on ...
All cases in the list below are from alpine or downhill skiing activities; no skiers have been known to have died during any cross-country event, or in any major international ski jumping competitions (e.g. FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Olympic Games), though many ski ...
Chile has been suffering from a megadrought since 2010 – the worst for a thousand years. [3] [4] These drought conditions exacerbate summer fires because the vegetation becomes more flammable. [5] Since 30 January 2023, the Ñuble region has maintained a preventive early warning due to the threat of forest fires as a result of high ...
VINA DEL MAR, Chile (Reuters) -The death toll from wildfires raging across central Chile hit 122 on Monday as helicopters dumped tons of water on blazes and emergency crews told Reuters they were ...
VALPARAISO, Chile (Reuters) -Lower temperatures on Tuesday brought relief to central Chile where firefighters tried to extinguish the remnants of wildfires that have killed at least 131 people in ...
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Chilean judge on Saturday ordered a volunteer firefighter and a former forestry official detained for allegedly planning and causing a mammoth forest fire in the ...
The megafire began Feb. 2 in the Lago Peñuelas nature reserve, in the central region of Chile, and for several days burned several communes, including destroying more than 10,000 homes. It is considered Chile's worst tragedy since a magnitude 8.8 earthquake killed more than 500 people on Feb. 27, 2010. 05/26/2024 02:39 -0400
Late Sunday, Chile's Forensic Medicine Service updated the confirmed death toll to 112 people. Boric said the death toll could rise as rescue workers search through homes that have collapsed.