The death toll stands at 24, with 26 people hospitalized with severe burns and nearly a thousand injured. Hundreds of people have had to leave their homes as the fire has already destroyed more than 100,000 hectares of land.
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The terrible fires registered in central Chile since last Friday do not and already are a ceasefire 24 people died.
As the battle for control of the dozens of active sources continues, the investigation has also progressed on Sunday since, according to what the government of Chile reported, they are 10 people arrested for their alleged involvement in the fires. Chilean President Gabriel Boric, who suspended his vacation in Patagonia on Friday to travel to areas affected by the fires, said there is “indication” that some fires started as a result of “unauthorized burning”.
The Secretary of State for the Interior, Manuel Monsalve, warned at a press conference that the law is very strict in these cases, with penalties ranging from five to 20 years in prison.
In the town of Angol, in the region of La Araucanía, a man has died in recent hours from serious injuries, bringing the death toll to 24.
Monsalve has also indicated that “26 people have been hospitalized” with severe burns, and that more than 100,000 hectares. The worst affected regions are Maule, Ñuble, Biobío and La Araucanía, areas of intensive agricultural and forestry activity located respectively 400, 500 and 700 kilometers south of Santiago. The flames are estimated to have destroyed about 800 houses in the regions of Maule (3), Ñuble (207), Biobío (311) and La Araucanía (279).
According to the latest report from the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) of the Chilean Interior Ministry, the flames have already left 1,801 people homeless, 977 injured and 1,475 in shelters prepared to protect the population of the affected places . A total of 150 outbreaks are already under control and about 50 are still not under control.
The fires coincide with a long one drought which has been around for over thirteen years and with a heat wave with record temperatures that could reach 40 degrees in southern areas in the next few hours.
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International aid
Countries such as Spain, Argentina, Mexico or Colombia have already responded to the international call for help requested by the Chilean government on Saturday. The Spanish government has sent a plane with a contingent of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) of the Spanish Armed Forces. Chilean government spokeswoman Camila Vallejo assured a press conference today that the arrival of 300 Mexican and 64 Argentine brigade members is being arranged, as well as technical equipment.
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Source: EITB
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