Friday, 3 February 2023

Chile widens state of emergency as raging wildfires leave four dead

President Gabriel Boric cuts short vacation as heatwave fuels blazes across southern and central regions

Chile’s government has declared a widened state of emergency amid wildfires that have killed four people and consumed about 8,000 hectares (19,700 acres), as the South American country endures a summer heatwave across southern and central swaths of the country.

The interior minister, Carolina Toha, said on Friday morning the government had declared a catastrophe in the region of Biobío, joining its neighbouring region Ñuble, which President Gabriel Boric announced on Thursday evening.

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