The fact of death was confirmed by the authorities.
Two victims died as a result of a fire on the road on which they were traveling. Two others died in a car accident, presumably while trying to escape from the oncoming flames.
A firefighter also died.
“Conditions in the coming days they will be very risky” warned Interior Minister Carolina Toha.
The government announced state of distress V districts of Sublayand biobiobut the fire spread to Maule and La Araucania.
Since the fire started last Wednesday, more than 100 homes have been damaged and more than 40,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric interrupted his vacation to visit the affected area, which has 178 active fires.
From this number, 39 were out of control until this Friday, February 3rd.
About 2,300 rescuers are fighting the fire, 75 aircraft are taking part in extinguishing the fire.
The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) and the National Forest Corporation (Conafor) registered nine casualties, including eight firefighters.
In the next few days strong wind expected in affected regions, increasing the risk of a worsening fire situation, Conafor warned.
Chile is experiencing a heatwave the temperature is close to 40°C.
In 2017, massive fires in the same area of the country killed 11 people, destroyed 1,500 homes and damaged 467,000 hectares of forest.
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Source: La Opinion
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