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At least 19 people died in several fires recorded simultaneously on Friday evening in the city area. Valparaiso100 km east of Santiagoand it is possible that the number
At least 19 people died in several fires recorded simultaneously on Friday evening in the city area. Valparaiso100 km east of Santiagoand it is possible that the number of victims is growing with a clock, Chilean authorities said Saturday.
“Reports of deaths are very preliminary. All of our confirmed deaths come from the same sector. Villa Independencein the Achupallas sector (…) At the moment, 19 people have died, of which 15 identified“Interior Minister Caroline Toja said at a press conference.
Toha noted that “there are reports in other places where there are signs that there may be more people diedbut there is no confirmation on the ground.”
The fire that it’s not controlled yetdestroyed for now thousand houses in different places in the region where the president is located Gabriel Borich declared a state of emergency due to the disaster in order to mobilize the necessary resources to combat the emergency.
“We will have all the technical and human resources to fight forest fires because the priority is always the safety of families. We won’t leave you alone!“, he posted on his account X president, who will fly over the area at noon on Saturday.
Gabriel Borich
The authorities issued a decree curfew this Saturday from 08:00 (11:GMT) local time until midday at several locations in the region to speed emergency response and avoid unnecessary travel. The measure “served” and could be repeated overnight, Toha said. .
“Yesterday we grew from 30 thousand to 43 thousand hectares burned“Said Toja, who did not rule out that some of the outbreaks were deliberate and admitted that he was particularly concerned about the fires in Las Tablas, where at least 6,800 hectares burned, and Lo Moscoso, where 1,150 hectares burned.
The hardest hit sectors include cities Kilpyu And German villa and sectors such as Olive Grove, Achupallas or Chacao Channellocated in the densely populated hills surrounding the coastal city Vina del Mar.
“We are faced with a difficult and critical situation,” the regional governor admitted. Rodrigo Mundaca.
The fires coincided with one of the worst heat waves in recent years, with temperatures reaching 38 degrees in the central region.
National Director SenapredAlvaro Hormazabal warned that “conditions will be very similar to yesterday and it is possible that At noon the flame rises again because they are expected strong gusts wind”.
Chile experienced last year Deadliest wave of fires in historywhich killed 27 people and destroyed thousands of houses in the central and southern regions of the country, such as La Araucania, Biobio and Newble.
Although Chile has experienced one of its wettest winters in 15 years, experts have been warning for months that the drought has not been eliminated and that there is a high likelihood that the south-central zone will produce fine dead vegetation that can be easily burned.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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